German orthography reform of 1944

The planned reform of German orthography from 1944 was a failed attempt to amend the German spelling. The rules were already in 1944 one million copies printed for classroom use before, but were never introduced.

Their preparation was due to the initiative of the Reich Education Minister Bernhard Rust, who originally had more extensive reform plans will prevail. These, however, were met with the resistance of the Reich Ministry of the Interior.

The developed by Otto Basler, Erich Gierach and Karl Reumuth rules provided: the optional Eindeutschung of foreign words ( Filosof, Phosfor, rhubarb, rytmisch, Teater Tese, couch, Miliö, Ragu, Träner, Tur ), the omission of the third consonant in all compositions (leaf judges, grease dripping, nitrogen-free ), strengthening the alignment of word division at the end of the line after (talk ) syllables (wa - around, since - over, win-dow ) and the omission of the comma before main clauses, the or and or be initiated.

On Hitler's orders to the beginning of the school year 1944/45, planned introduction of the new rules in the schools as was " not essential to the war " and present postponed. Basel had his rules seem new in a slightly revised version in 1948, but could not enforce the new elements contained in it.

Some of the proposed amendments were taken up again in the reform of German orthography from 1996.

Some of the planned Rust spellings found themselves up in the 80s in the dictionary, such as the spelling -out couch.