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New Tool Lets Users Trace Ancestry to Nazi Party

4/15/2026

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  • Die Zeit has launched a German online search tool to check if ancestors joined the Nazi Party, using archives and attracting use since its early April launch.
  • Christian Rainer from Austria found his grandfather's Nazi Party membership card dated April 1938, after Austria's annexation by Germany.
  • The cards were preserved and later used in post-war de-Nazification, while the records are now searchable online, prompting many to explore family histories.