– a NSDAP foreign policy office overseen by Alfred Rosenberg. Außenstelle – also known as Außendienststelle; outstation or outpost of the SiPo and SD. Autobahn – The "autobahns", a freeway system planned by the Weimar Republic but constructed by Nazi Germany. The autobahn construction program was enthusiastically implemented by Hitler as a public works project to help fulfill his promise to reduce unemployment. The autobahn system was used as a model for the construction of the United States Interstate Highway System by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who remarked on the efficiency of the autobahn for military transportation while in Germany as the Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force. B Badeanstalten "bathhouses" – gas chambers disguised as bathhouses Bahnschutzpolizei – railway protection police Bandenkampfabzeichen – "(Anti-) bandits-campaign badge": Nazi military uniform award for participating in Bandenbekämpfung operations; see below. Bandenbekämpfung – "bandit fighting": anti-partisan warfare. The term Banden was used instead of partisans to dehumanize those deemed to be enemies. All Jews and anyone living in a partisan-controlled area was to be killed with the assumption that they were "bandits", resulting in the mass murder of civilians. Bann, ban – Old German word meaning "area of command authority" (thus, ban-mile). It was revived by the Hitler Youth to designate a division of four to six Stämme (stems), or subbans, led by an HJ Bannführer. The Bann corresponded to the Untergau in the League of German Girls, and to the Jungbann in the Jungvolk. Bayreuther Festspiele – The "Bayreuth Festival", a festival of Wagnerian opera held since 1876 (and still held today) in Bayreuth, Germany. Because of Hitler's love of the music of Wagner, all the leading Party functionaries and their wives were expected to attend the Bayreuth Festival. Hitler said, "Anyone who does not appreciate the music of Wagner cannot understand National Socialism". BDM-Werk Glaube und Schönheit – "BDM Belief and Beauty Society" – A special branch of the Bund Deutscher Mädel (League of German Girls) began in January 1938 and open to girls age 17 to 21. Bedarfsschein – special voucher which allowed one access to otherwise scarce goods or wares. "Befehl ist Befehl" – "An order is an order"; Germans typically followed orders as an obligation, particularly in military contexts. This statement was frequently used as a rationale to justify mass murder. Befehlshaber der Ordnungspolizei (BDO) – Headquarters of the Order (uniformed) Police. SS-Begleitkommando des Führers (SS