Lebensraum, Germanization, Judenrein
The Aryanization of Europe
The most central members of the Third Reich, including those of
Hitler's High Command and those in his inner Circle had much more on their minds than German rule and Sovereignty. Much of what the Nazis believed and had
as objectives was clandestine (kept secret) until the time they hoped they
would take control of much of Europe. The National Socialists had a much
greater goal than political domination of Europe. Their intent was to
bring about a "Utopian" rule of a Master Race: one which would have pure
[according to their definitions] blood lines and return to elements of
Nordic beliefs and culture and bring in a Third Millennial Reign or Reich.
The Process of bringing about perfect blood lines, German/Nordic Culture
and Religion, German rule and values in the culmination of a Master Race
under a Master Plan is by definition "Aryanization".
Judenrein & Judenfrei
The most central concept in Aryanization to be understood is that of
"Judenrein". The word comes from Juden referring to the Jews; and
"reinreferring to purification. This term is often translated
"Jew-free" or the removal of Jewish citizens from occupied territories and
Germany. The root of the term rein goes a great deal farther,
though. "Rein" refers to the removal of an impurity.
2"Judenfrei or Jew-free bears a slightly different
connotation than Judenrein: to merely free Europe of all the Jewish
citizens who lived there and helped build Europe was not enough for the
Reich: they wanted the blood lines of Europe free of any trace of Jewish
blood, or what we now understand as DNA. The Reich wanted no trace of
their heritage left. Early laws in Germany before the war, vehemently
forbade inter-marriage of Aryans and Jews. Even dating was discouraged,
and sometimes public humiliation was directed by soldiers and police
towards inter-racial couples. 
The Endlosung or "Final Solution" of the
Jewish 'Problem" instigated by Hitler, Himmler, Eichmann and Heydrich
primarily, was the plan of action meant to bring about not only the
ridding of Jews from Europe but the ridding of Jewish blood from Europe.
See also, Eugenics and Root Race TheoryThe
hope of totally erasing Jewish bloodlines carried over into the killing
centers, or Concentration Camps: Men and Women were separated; husbands
and wives separated; and the effort to kill the Jewish children of Europe
[over 1.5 million perished]was indicative of the Nazis medieval attempt to
eradicate all Jewish heritage and commit Genocide in proportions which had
never even been discussed. As many as 2/3 of the Jewish population of
Europe was erased: many others fled the continent. A few Jewish children
were left in communities and several thousand were hidden or given refuge.
The Reich believed that when the blood lines of the "root race" of the
Jews was totally annihilated, a higher level Aryan race would emerge; and
a new age would be ushered in. 3
Also Visit: Germanization of the US: History Channel
Germanization
"Germanization" was the term coined to mean the
enculturation of non-Germans into German living, society values and
beliefs. Most often germanization was targeted towards certain
Jewish or other non-German children who were left after deportations or
determined before hand to be "suitable". Children deemed "suitable" for
germanization were those with Aryan-like features, intelligent ,
attractive and with other appealing qualities. Other children were
deported and often gassed, or became victims of mass shootings by the
Einsatzgrüppen. Some were placed in orphanages, although by the end of the
war, most orphanages had been cleared out; and many German children were
sent to orphanages in their stead to avoid bomb-plague metropolitan areas.
Jewish children who qualified for "Germanization" were most often sent to
live with selected 
German families and were given aryanized names. They were
forbidden to worship as Jews, wear Jewish synagogue apparel such as prayer
shawls, or even refer to their past; they were often baptized into the
Catholic Church or German Christian Church [Lutheran] and were brought up
completely as German children. Only a few groups, such as the Hugenots in
France (See Le Chambon") allowed
Jewish children their own worship choices.
Germanization also had a
broader meaning: when Nazi troops moved in and occupied territories, a
Germanization process also began: German values, belief, foods,
entertainments, and culture were vigorously promoted. The Germans hoped to
take over not only land, possessions and people, but their ways of life
and 'germanize' the soul of occupied nations. There was a purpose and plan
to the germanization of acquired land, which will be discussed under the
topic "Lebensraum".
Lebensraum
There is little doubt that world domination was one of the central goals of the National Socialists, beginning with the occupation of Europe. One of the most formidable constructs of Hitler was the concept of Lebensraum translated as life or living room or space. As Nation by nation began to fall to Nazi occupation, the hierarchy of the structure of authority, i.e. government authority was set in place. This usually involved setting up
The central plan of Lebensraum was to send in German 'settlers' to
stake German claim to occupied territories. In this way, the occupied
lands were intended to assimilate into the New European Order, completely
Aryan in world view and culture; and the German people were to be seen as
superior. Often, before the processes of Lebensraum and resettlement could
be accomplished, the occupied territories were ransacked and depleted for
natural resources and material supplies: e.g., the Ukraine and Belarus,
once controlled by Reich forces had much of their grain and food supplies
redirected to Germany for domestic use and the war effort. This was almost
always at the expense of the populace in occupied
territories/nations.5 Lebensraum was primarily the design and
plan for the German people to expand and enlarge their living area; giving
room for the "Master Race" to accomplish political, philosophical,
economic and cultural sovereignty.
© Elizabeth Kirkley Best PhD; Shoah Education Project (Web)
2003
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FOOTNOTES
2---The word 'rein' is found in the Old Testament/Tenach and refers to the kidneys,
the organ of the body which rids impurities from the body.
David in psalms makes the reference several times.
3---The Nazis believed this Aryan Master Race were direct descendants of the Lost City of Atlantis
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5---Ittur Torah (Chasidic)
6--- (Chasidic): Referring to the Darkness that fell over Egypt, in a plague. Exodus
11:21: Moses held out his arm toward the sky, and thick darkness descended upon all the land of Egypt
for three days. 23 People could not see one another, and for three days no one could get up from where
he was; but all the Israelites enjoyed light in their dwellings."
7---History Channel: Judenrein of Serbia
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