Grossraum Carla Schmitta a imperialna koncepcja narodowych socjalistów w Niemczech
Carl Schmitt’s Grossraum and the imperial concept of the national socialists in Germany

Summary/Abstract: The theory of Carl Schmitt’s Grossraum emerged during the rule of the NS-DAP in Germany. For this reason, it is often classified as a theory justifying GermanNazi imperial policy, and its author earned the epithet “the Crown Jurist of the ThirdReich.” This article aims to discuss the Grossraum theory by analyzing Carl Schmitt’swork. Achieving this goal, will help to answer the main question of this thesis, whichreads as follows: to what extent does Schmitt’s Grossraum theory differ from the Naziimperial concept? Comparing Carl Schmitt’s work with Adolf Hitler’s vision outlinedin Mein Kampf as well as the international and occupational policies of the ThirdReich, and referring to the opinions of the Nazis on the theory of the Greater Space,a clear contradiction between the Grossraum theory and Nazi Lebensraum is notice-able. The hypothesis in this thesis is as follows: Carl Schmitt’s Grossraum is parallelto Nazi Lebensraum. During the study, it was pointed out that the similarity betweenthe concepts lies in their goal of establishing German dominance, as their authorswere undoubtedly German nationalists. However, the differences lie in essential char-acteristics regarding the organization of space and the coexistence of nations withinit, the Jewish question, and the foundations upon which this space was established.In the case of Grossraum, it was anti-liberal political ideas, while in the case of Leb-ensraum, it was the Nazi myth of blood.

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