▁the ▁town ' s ▁Catholic ▁character ▁showed ▁itself ▁once ▁again ▁with ▁the ▁Centre ▁Party ▁holding ▁its ▁own ▁as ▁the ▁strong est ▁party ▁with ▁ 4 6 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁against ▁the ▁National ▁Social ists ▁with ▁ 2 6 . 6 %. ▁The ▁SP D ▁and ▁the ▁Commun ists ▁tra iled ▁rather ▁badly ▁with ▁ 1 6 . 2 % ▁and ▁ 6 . 9 % ▁respectively . ▁After ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁or ▁b anning ▁of ▁dem ocr atic ▁political ▁parties ▁and ▁ecc les iast ical ▁associations , ▁and ▁the ▁G leich sch altung ▁of ▁clubs , ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁National ▁Social ism ▁were ▁progress ively ▁isolated ▁and ▁int im id ated . ▁In ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁dispute ▁over ▁the ▁Reich sk onk ord at ▁between ▁the ▁German ▁Empire ▁and ▁the ▁Roman ▁Cur ia , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Centre , ▁and ▁also ▁two ▁Social ▁Democr ats , ▁were ▁def amed ▁as ▁separ at ists ▁and ▁tra itors ▁to ▁the ▁Father land , ▁resulting ▁in ▁their ▁being ▁delivered ▁to ▁Ost hof en ▁Con cent r ation ▁Camp . ▁When ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁ended , ▁the ▁roughly ▁ 8 0 ▁dead ▁and ▁missing ▁from ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁a ▁further ▁ 2 0 0 ▁or ▁so ▁dead , ▁murder ed ▁and ▁missing . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁war ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 6 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁G au - Al ges heim ' s ▁elev ation ▁to ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 3 5 5 ▁was ▁re