Saxony was one of the most important regional centers of National Socialism during the so-called Third Reich. Recent research has turned its attention especially to the forces active in society during this era. This volume looks closely at the social practices of persons who worked in the middle to lower tiers of the official hierarchy at both the regional and local levels. It shows that there were many ways of supporting the Nazi regime and contributing to its success. Prof. Dr. Günther Heydemann war bis 2016 Direktor am Hannah-Arendt-Institut und hatte von 1993-2016 den Lehrstuhl für Neuere und Zeitgeschichte an der Universität Leipzig inne.