How useful are Interpretation B and Sources C and D for a historian studying Nazi control of Germany in 1933?
In your answer, refer to the two sources and the interpretation as well as your own knowledge.
Interpretation B
An extract from the book ‘The Nazi Seizure of Power’ by historian W S Allen, published in 1965. The book contains a detailed study of the experiences of the German town of Northeim. This extract was based on an interview with Hermann Schulze in the 1960s.
An extract from a set of instructions published in ‘The Oberstdorf Village and Tourist News’ (a small, local village newspaper) on 1 April 1933. Oberstdorf was a remote village and tourist resort.
The instructions relate to the nationwide boycott of Jewish shops and businesses organised by the Nazis.
The Oberstdorf NSDAP (Nazi) Action Committee will decide which shops, department stores and law firms are Jewish. Descendants and relatives of Jews will be counted as Jews for the purposes of this order.
The following banners on lorries or trucks must be driven through the streets in the following order: Boycott all Jewish businesses! Don’t buy in Jewish department stores! Don’t go to Jewish lawyers or doctors! The Jews are our downfall!
Source D
The front cover of the ‘Munich Illustrated Press’, published in July 1933. The caption says, ‘Early morning roll call (register) in the education camp’. The camp it is referring to is Dachau.