August Landmesser (born May 24, 1910 - Oct 17, 1944) was a worker at the
Blohm and Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, best known for his
appearance in this photograph refusing to perform the Nazi salute at the
launch of the naval training vessel Horst Wessel on 13 June 1936. He had been a Nazi Party member from 1931 to 1935, but after fathering
children with a Jewish woman, he had been found guilty of “dishonoring
the race” In February 1944 he was presumably killed.”A forum created to share my thoughts on books I've read, movies I've watched, music I love and snippets of information I've compiled on current and historic events that shaped America and the world.....and some extra stuff just for fun!
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Interwar Period in Pictures- A lone dockworker refuses to raise his hand in the Nazi salute, 13 June 1936.
August Landmesser (born May 24, 1910 - Oct 17, 1944) was a worker at the
Blohm and Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, best known for his
appearance in this photograph refusing to perform the Nazi salute at the
launch of the naval training vessel Horst Wessel on 13 June 1936. He had been a Nazi Party member from 1931 to 1935, but after fathering
children with a Jewish woman, he had been found guilty of “dishonoring
the race” In February 1944 he was presumably killed.”
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