On July 20, 1933 a treaty (the Concordat) was signed between the German government and the Vatican.The agreement gave Catholics the freedom of private religious practice in return for the Vatican’s recognition of the legitimacy of the Nazi government. The treaty also effectively dissolved Catholic political and trade union organizations which in...
Creator:
Hirschberger, Fritz, 1912-2004
Created:
1990?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.