Die Barmer Ersatzkasse und der Nationalsozialismus. Öffentliche Äußerungen vor und nach 1945. Erste Archivbefunde
Barmer Ersatzkasse is one of the largest companies in Germany’s statutory health insurance. Yet, apart from their own commemorative brochures published for anniversaries, little is still known about its history. An initial exploration of the available sources shows the extent to which Barmer was involved in the National Socialist politics of forced sterilisation and in the persecution of “enemies of the state“, Jews and members who disagreed. While Barmer supported forced sterilisation in the early phase of National Socialist rule in terms of propaganda, it played an active role with regard to Jewish doctors and members: It was more consistent than other health insurance funds when it came to exclusion and harassment. The regime could rely on a National Socialist management and a corresponding company organisation. The proximity to National Socialism was disguised in commemorative publications in the post-war period until 1984. Since then, the fund has remained silent about its National Socialist past.
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