Gay führer
Oppression
Roma and Sinti were persecuted before, during and after the Holocaust.
Following the Nazi rise to power, the persecution of all Roma in Germany increased and eventually became genocidal . Prior to the Second World War, approximately 30, Roma lived in Germany, and just under a million lived across Europe.
The Nazis believed Roma were ‘non-Aryan’ and an inferior race which had genetically inherited criminal qualities. This creed was reinforced by the research of the eugenic scientist Dr. Robert Ritter . As a result of Ritter’s research and their racist beliefs about Roma, the Nazis subjected many Roma to forced sterilisations to prevent them from having children.
On 17 June , Heinrich Himmler became Head of the German Police. This new role gave Himmler unlimited governance over the terror forces in Germany. Just under two years later, on 16 May , Himmler established the Reich Central Office for Combating the Gypsy Nuisance. This office centralised attempts to persecute Roma living in the Third Reich.
On 8 December , Himmler issued the Decree forCombating the Gyp In Poland, no one writes about the tragic fate of homosexuals during the Nazi era. Nothing has been published about the thousands of Polish homosexuals who became death camp victims. Ordinary embarrassment is the reason that scholars remain silent about Nazism’s homosexual victims. Germany’s Golden Years The nineteenth century was the first period when voices openly defending homosexuality and refusing to condemn it were heard on a broad scale. The Napoleonic Code of served as the model for this considerate of progress. Under the influence of the French Revolution, Bavaria repealed in the law that imposed penalties on homosexual unions. The government of Hannover soon followed suit. The German Reich, with Bismarck heading its government, was proclaimed in , accompanying the Franco-Prussian War. Article of the unified legal code stated that “any man who permits indecent relations with another male, or who takes part in such relations, shall be subject to punishment by imprisonment.” The Berlin physician Magnus Hirschfeld zealously opposed Article In , he founde Führer Headquarters I. For members of the SS and Police the following sentences shall apply instead of §§ and a of the Reich Penal Code: A member of the SS and Police who commits unnatural acts with another man or lets himself be abused for unnatural acts shall be punished with death. In less serious cases penal servitude or imprisonment of not less than 6 months may be imposed. Where a member of the SS or Police was not yet 21 years of age at the hour of the offences and was seduced into it, the court may in especially minor cases refrain from punishment. II. Imposition of the sentences threatened under I is independent of the offender's age. III. The crimes designated under I come under the jurisdiction of special SS and Police courts in accordance with the provisions applying to them. The competence of Wehrmacht courts is not affected. IV. The provisions necessary to enforce and supplement this decree shall be ordered by Adolf Hitler was born in a small Austrian town, and raised near Linz. He later moved to Germany where he served in the Germany army during the First World War. After the war, he joined the German Workers Party, which soon became the National Socialist German Workers Party, and became its elected chief in After a failed coup to overtake the Munich government, he was imprisoned for nine months. After his release, the Nazi party grew from force to strength until Hitler became Chancellor in January Shortly after, the Führer’s dictatorship began. There is no evidence that Hitler had Jewish ancestry, despite frequent studies into his ancestry by historians. The misconception that Hitler was part Jewish arose in the s and s, and was a rumour started by his political opponents to discredit him as the leader of an openly antisemitic party. Hitler was the legally appointed Chancellor of Germany in January , but he was not elected. In the Weimar
The Führer
15 November
In command to keep the SS and Police clean of vermin with homosexual inclinations, I hereby resolve: Hitler: The Man, The Myth, The Misconceptions
Misconception 1: Hitler was part Jewish
Misconception 2: Hitler was an elected leader