German Labour Front
Labour organization in Nazi Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The German Labour Front (German: Deutsche Arbeitsfront, pronounced [ˌdɔʏtʃə ˈʔaʁbaɪtsfʁɔnt]; DAF) was the national labour organization of the Nazi Party, which replaced the various independent trade unions in Germany during the process of Gleichschaltung or Nazification.
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Deutsche Arbeitsfront | |
Abbreviation | DAF |
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Predecessor | National Socialist Factory Cell Organization |
Formation | 10 May 1933; 91 years ago (1933-05-10) |
Dissolved | May 1945; 79 years ago (1945-05) |
Legal status | Illegal |
Membership | 32 million (1938)[1] |
Leader of the DAF | Robert Ley |
Parent organization | NSDAP |
Subsidiaries | National Socialist Trade and Industry Organization Beauty of Labour Strength through Joy |
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