The National Democratic Party of Germany (German: Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands, or NDPD) was an East German political party that acted as an organisation for former members of the NSDAP, the Wehrmacht and middle classes. It should not be confused with today's far-right National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD). It was co-founded by Lothar Bolz, who became its general secretary, Wilhelm Adam and others. Interestingly, according to Kl...
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The National Democratic Party of Germany (German: Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands, or NDPD) was an East German political party that acted as an organisation for former members of the NSDAP, the Wehrmacht and middle classes. It should not be confused with today's far-right National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD). It was co-founded by Lothar Bolz, who became its general secretary, Wilhelm Adam and others. Interestingly, according to Klaus Schroeder, the NDPD had less former Nazis among its ranks than the communist SED had.
It was recognized by the Soviet Military Administration in Germany on 16 August 1948 and later sent 52 delegates to the East German parliament, the Volkskammer, as part of the National Front. None of these ever voted against the government on any issue, similarly to other block parties which were effectively puppets of the ruling party, the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. Nonetheless, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, it became an independent agent in...
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