Alfred Rosenberg was one of the most influential Nazi ideologues. He held several positions in the Nazi Party over the course of his career. During World War II, Rosenberg played key roles in the looting of art and the implementation of the “Final Solution.”
![Portrait of Alfred Rosenberg. [LCID: 67483]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/b0a8d5c6-ffd5-4303-9acb-db084c7eb72d.jpg "Portrait of Alfred Rosenberg. [LCID: 67483]")
Portrait of Alfred Rosenberg.
Item View![In the building of the former Nazi Institute for the Investigation of the Jewish Question, a US chaplain examines the Torah scrolls ... [LCID: 82978]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/fb6a23e5-ccf7-4b68-8259-92ea0dece565.jpg "In the building of the former Nazi Institute for the Investigation of the Jewish Question, a US chaplain examines the Torah scrolls ... [LCID: 82978]")
In the building of the former Nazi Institute for the Investigation of the Jewish Question, a US chaplain examines the Torah scrolls confiscated by Einsatzstab Rosenberg. Frankfurt am Main, Germany, July 6, 1945.
Item View![Einsatzstab Rosenberg looted materials of Jewish culture like these books found stacked in the cellar of the Nazi Institute for ... [LCID: 81553]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/8d0da36d-fdb8-4db3-9729-fc47567affc8.jpg "Einsatzstab Rosenberg looted materials of Jewish culture like these books found stacked in the cellar of the Nazi Institute for ... [LCID: 81553]")
Einsatzstab Rosenberg looted materials of Jewish culture like these books found stacked in the cellar of the Nazi Institute for the Investigation of the Jewish Question. Frankfurt am Main, Germany, July 6, 1945.
Item View![Defendants Wilhelm Keitel (left), Ernst Kaltenbrunner (middle), and Alfred Rosenberg (right), talk during a recess in the proceedings ... [LCID: 10397]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/7d6879ca-afc5-45d0-a80b-40a033e7db60.jpg "Defendants Wilhelm Keitel (left), Ernst Kaltenbrunner (middle), and Alfred Rosenberg (right), talk during a recess in the proceedings ... [LCID: 10397]")
Defendants Wilhelm Keitel (left), Ernst Kaltenbrunner (middle), and Alfred Rosenberg (right), talk during a recess in the proceedings at the International Military Tribunal trial of war criminals at Nuremberg. Nuremberg, Germany, 1945–1946.
Item View![Former Nazi Party ideologist Alfred Rosenberg at the International Military Tribunal war crimes trial. [LCID: 21517]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/be648bf4-7dea-46c7-b4e0-6a8cf66bf5b4.jpg "Former Nazi Party ideologist Alfred Rosenberg at the International Military Tribunal war crimes trial. [LCID: 21517]")
Former Nazi Party ideologist Alfred Rosenberg on trial at the International Military Tribunal war crimes trial. Nuremberg, Germany, April 15, 1946.
Item View![Caricature of Nuremberg International Military Tribunal defendant Alfred Rosenberg, by the German newspaper caricaturist Peis. [LCID: 49543]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/7f073679-d3b5-4965-b0ed-5810fc3cd41d.jpg "Caricature of Nuremberg International Military Tribunal defendant Alfred Rosenberg, by the German newspaper caricaturist Peis. [LCID: 49543]")
Caricature of Nuremberg International Military Tribunal defendant Alfred Rosenberg, by the German newspaper caricaturist Peis. Nuremberg, Germany, October 1, 1946.
Item View![Defendant Alfred Rosenberg, the former Chief Nazi Party ideologist, reads a document during the International Military Tribunal trial ... [LCID: 10390]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/fde7a584-ea09-43d9-9aa9-22a7106bbfd2.jpg "Defendant Alfred Rosenberg, the former Chief Nazi Party ideologist, reads a document during the International Military Tribunal trial ... [LCID: 10390]")
Defendant Alfred Rosenberg, the former chief Nazi Party ideologist, reads a document during the International Military Tribunal trial of war criminals at Nuremberg. Behind him is his co-defendant General Alfred Jodl, formerly the Chief of Staff for the Army. Nuremberg, Germany, 1945–1946.
Item View![State funeral for Nazi district leader Carl Roever. [LCID: 85214]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/1ae41401-cbdc-4058-a442-3042e49c5d9b.jpg "State funeral for Nazi district leader Carl Roever. [LCID: 85214]")
State funeral for Nazi district leader Carl Roever. Alfred Rosenberg delivers the funeral oration. Berlin, Germany, May 22, 1942.
Item View![Portrait of Alfred Rosenberg. One of a collection of portraits included in a 1939 calendar of Nazi officials. [LCID: 45232]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/107fcf84-a93e-4f4d-9205-473c8184754c.jpg "Portrait of Alfred Rosenberg. One of a collection of portraits included in a 1939 calendar of Nazi officials. [LCID: 45232]")
Portrait of Alfred Rosenberg. One of a collection of portraits included in a 1939 calendar of Nazi officials. Germany, 1939.
Item View![Alfred Rosenberg's 1923 commentary on the Protocols (this copy is the fourth edition) reinforced Nazi anti-Jewish ideology. [LCID: p0007]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/8b8f6b09-d249-4dc8-be7d-947e4bea67d4.jpg "Alfred Rosenberg's 1923 commentary on the Protocols (this copy is the fourth edition) reinforced Nazi anti-Jewish ideology. [LCID: p0007]")
Alfred Rosenberg's 1923 commentary on the Protocols reinforced Nazi anti-Jewish ideology. This is the fourth edition. Published in Munich, 1933.
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