Freiburg (dpa/lsw) - According to a report in the "Badische Zeitung" (Friday), Hans Filbinger (1913-2007), who later became Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg, wanted to be included in the NSDAP as early as 1933. Previously, 1937 had been assumed. But in the main state archive in Stuttgart there is a file for the first state legal examination, which shows that Filbinger had already submitted the declaration of admission to the NSDAP, including the fee, in June 1933, the newspaper reported. Membership was still suspended at the time due to a temporary freeze on admission.
"Obviously, because of this file, there are also some important dates in his biography that need to be corrected," said the deputy head of the main state archive, Albrecht Ernst, the newspaper. "This source could provide some impulses for contemporary history and also for the biography and appreciation of Filbinger's person."
Filbinger was a member of the NSDAP and, as a Nazi naval judge, was involved in several death sentences towards the end of the war. When this became known, the CDU politician resigned from the post of prime minister in 1978. He had held this position since 1966.
