Background: I'm german, and both of my grandfathers were doctors. I've never met one of them, or was too small too remember in any case. One was a wounded WW1 veteran with rather strict anti-war and anti-nazi sentiment, the other (paternal grandfather) rather conservative and, while apparently not explicitly, possibly at least a sympathizer in regards to conservative values like patriotism, willingness to sacrifice and hard work etc - and, of course, possibly worse. Note that I added the 'possibly worse', both my parents agree on him as far as the possible sympathizing but no more, from what I can gather.

Anyway, the latter was still a doctor during the war, not in any military connection, but privately in a small village in north-eastern germany.

My father concedes the above with only minor reluctance, but offers that he really can't remember more because politics wasn't a subject of discussion at home at the time (he was born in 1938).

However, I've been wondering - weren't teachers, journalists and other professions strictly regulated at least once the nazis came to power? I seem to remember being taught that you couldn't be in those jobs unless you were a party member - and I think that included doctors?

What is the likelihood of a somewhat rural doctor not being a member of the nazi party say 39-45, at least nominally?