German, in which the acronyms NS and NSDAP for the ideology and the party, respectively, were and remain the preferred form. Nazism – National Socialism; the ideology of the NSDAP (generally considered to be a variant of Fascism with racist and antisemitic components) denazification (Entnazifizierung) – the process by which the Allied occupiers attempted to purge post-war Germany of remnants of the Nazi regime and Nazi philosophy ex-Nazis – former Nazis Nazismus – Nazism. Nebenland ('borderland') – the General Government's legally vague status as an "ancillary region" of the German Reich that was neither fully within its boundaries nor accorded any clear political designation. Negermusik ('Negro Music') – derogatory term for Jazz and Swing that was performed by African-American musicians. Such music became banned publicly in Nazi Germany. See also Swingjugend (swing kids). Die Neuordnung – "The New Order"; the formation of a hegemonial empire in Europe in order to ensure the supremacy of Nazi Germany and the "Nordic-Aryan master race". Night of the Long Knives – A/K/A "Operation Hummingbird", or more commonly used in Germany "Röhm-Putsch". It was the action that took place in Nazi Germany between June 30 and 2 July 1934 where Hitler and the SS murderously purged the ranks of the Sturmabteilung (SA). Nordstern – architectural project to construct a new, exclusively German-populated metropolis and naval base close to the Norwegian city of Trondheim. NSDAP – The formal abbreviation of the Nazi party's full name. NSDAP Zentralkartei – master file, containing approx. 7.2 million original and official individual German Nazi Party membership cards. Comprises two separate files. It is housed in the Berlin Document Center (BDC). Ortskartei – Reichskartei – Nur für Deutsche – "For Germans Only." Nuremberg Rallies – see Reichsparteitag Nürnberger Gesetze, Nuremberg Laws – 1935 set of decrees which deprived Jews of German citizenship and placed strict restrictions on their lives and employment. O SS-Oberabschnitt – SS region or regional headquarters. Oberführer "senior leader" – an SA and SS rank, equivalent to Senior Colonel; originally called Gauführer, the SS or SA leader for a Gau. Obergruppenführer "senior group leader" – an SA and SS rank, equivalent to (US/UK) Lieutenant General. Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) – "High Command of the Army" from 1936 to 1945. Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) – "High Command of the Armed Forces". The OKW replaced the War Ministry and was part of the command structure of the armed forces of