Kraft durch Freude (English spelling)

...The huge German Labor Front, Deutsche Arbeitsfront (20 million members and 30,000-40,000 full-time employees), which was created after the labor unions were dissolved, was based on the idea of ​​a "management community" (National Labor Order Act of January 1934), but in unit management, the previous managers were made "management leaders" and the "leadership principle" was introduced. In addition, an organization attached to the German Labor Front called "Strength through Joy Kraft durch Freude" (Joyful Force) organized leisure activities for workers (theatre, sports, travel). However, this cooperative relationship between the traditional ruling class and the Nazi Party leadership collapsed and was reorganized as rearmament progressed.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…また労働組合を解散した後につくられた巨大なドイツ労働戦線Deutsche Arbeitsfront(2000万人の構成員と3万～4万人の常勤職員)は，〈経営共同体〉を理念とした(1934年1月の〈国民的労働秩序法〉)が，単位経営ではそれまでの経営者が〈経営指導者〉とされ，〈指導者原理〉が導入された。また，ドイツ労働戦線付属の〈喜びを通じて力をKraft durch Freude〉(歓喜力行団)という組織は，労働者の余暇を組織した(観劇，スポーツ，旅行)。　しかしこうした伝統的支配層とナチ党指導部の協力関係は，再軍備の展開のなかで崩れ，再編成されることになる。…

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