Yes, you're right:
This is a blank form from the Nazi Party's
Gau Vienna for the Aryan Certificate, more specifically the
Kleiner Ariernachweis (= roughly "Lesser" or "Basic" Aryan Certificate) which detailed the Aryan background of the person it was issued for, his/her parents and his/her maternal and paternal grandparents.
This level of certificate was required for all officials and employees in the public sector.
(See here for a little more:
Aryan certificate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia )
The "higher" level of Aryan Certificate was the
Großer Ariernachweis (= roughly "Greater" or "Advanced" Aryan Certificate), which was required for membership in the Nazi Party or the SS and for compliance with the
Reichserbhofgesetz. This covered a person's Aryan ancestry back to 1800 or, for SS officers, to 1750.
The obverse of the document lists the name, address and marital status of its holder as well as his "classification" in one of four categories:
- Of German Blood (Aryan)
- 2nd degree
Mischling
- 1st degree
Mischling
- Jew
(See here for some more on these categories:
Mischling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia )
The reverse has information on the name, date of birth, religious affiliation and marital data of the holder's paternal grandfather (space # 4), paternal grandmother (space # 5), maternal grandfather (space # 6), maternal grandmother (space # 7), father (space # 2), mother (space # 3) and the actual holder of the certificate (space # 1).
Hope this helps.
(PS: It should go without saying, but I would still like to stress the fact that, by using terms like "Aryan", I only quote the period terminology.)
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