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The lone German worker who refused to salute Hitler
   June 13, 1936 August Landmesser (circled) refuses to salute during the launching of the Horst Wessel. Image: Public Domain On June 13, 1936, the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany held a ceremony to launch its latest sailing vessel, the 295-foot barque Horst Wessel, named for a Nazi activist who was killed by communists in 1930 and treated as a martyr as part of party propaganda. The event was headlined by a speech from Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess with Adolf Hitler at his side. Wessel’s mother christened the ship with a bottle of champagne, and the assembled crowd of workers and onlookers gave an enthusiastic Nazi salute. Read more... More about Germany, Nazis, Hitler, World War Ii, and History ??????? ??????: The lone German worker who refused to salute Hitler || ??????: rss || ??????: اسم منتداك
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