One Man Matter

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Single man refusing Salute to Nazis, 1936

This is one of my favorite pictures of all the time showing that even if majority is against you , you should stand on your own words. It was taken in 1936 during an event which Adolf Hitler attended himself.
August Landmesser, the man who folded his arms.

The name of this brave guy is August Landmesser and his picture is given below

The story of August Landmesser’s anti-gesture begins, ironically enough, with the Nazi Party. Believing that having the right connections would help land him a job in the pulseless economy, Landmesser joined the Nazi Party in 1931. Little did he know that his heart would soon ruin any progress that his superficial political affiliation might have made. In 1934, Landmesser met Irma Eckler, a Jewish woman, and the two fell deeply in love. Their engagement a year later got him expelled from the party, and their marriage application was denied under the newly enacted racial Nuremberg Laws.

Believing that having the right connections would help land him a job in the pulseless economy, Landmesser joined the Nazi Party in 1931.

Another picture in which he is pictured with his family

The first and only photo of the family, June 1938. Although it was forbidden for them to meet, they appeared together in public and put themselves at exceptional risk.


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