e principal instrument of the totalitarian control of the state and of German society, exercised through the leadership corps of the party. Loyal Nazis soon held most high government offices-national, provincial, and local. Party members of "pure" German blood 18 years or more of age swore allegiance to the Führer and according to Reich law were accountable for their actions only in special party courts. Nominally, membership in the party was voluntary, and millions willingly joined, but a great many others were compelled to become members against their will. Many civil-service employees were required to join. At its peak, the Party had an estimated membership of seven million. The membership to the Nazi Party, voluntary and involuntary, successfully demonstrates the firm hold the Nazi regime held over the German workforce and people.
             Under the Nazi rule, and the formation of a new totalitarian state, the concept of Volksgemeinshaft was applied, and Germany became a community where all the racially pure Germans were equal
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