As a jurist, he was best known for influencing the nazification of germanys legal system. Roland freisler was on the bench 3 february 1945 when air raid sirens sounded. Roland freisler 30 october 1893 3 february 1945 was a prominent and notorious nazi lawyer and judge. Judge roland freisler and other judges enter courtroom and give the nazi salute. The account is illuminating, especially when whitman analyzes the nazi judge roland freislers references to american legislative precedents. Though little known, the name of the judge roland freisler is inextricably linked. Presiding judge roland freisler shows pictures of hitlers headquarters wolfsschanze near rastenburg east prussia after the assassination attempt. From its fanatical nazi chief roland freisler on down, this system was. Kommando freisler geheime reichssache album mp3 track. Roland freisler was born in 1893 and began studying law in 1908. Sophie was the first of her comrades to be sentenced to deathwhich took place merely three hours after being found guilty by stout nazi judge, roland freisler. In this indepth examination, helmut ortner not only investigates the development and judgments of the nazi tribunal, but the career of freisler, a man who was killed in february 1945 during an allied air raid. I 1915 faldt han i russisk krigsfangenskab, som han tilbragte i. Freisler, roland, born 30101893 in celle, niedersachsen, the son of an engineer, saw active service during world war i.
Freisler presided over his kangaroo court as judge, jury, and executioner for the nazi central command not long after participating in the wannsee conference where the nazis planned the holocaust. Born in 1950, helmut ortner has written over thirty books. Who were the patriots and traitors in nazi germany. Roland freisler hitlers blood judge part 2 youtube. Roland freisler hitlers screaming nazi judge hallo friend usa on news info, in the article you read this time with the title roland freisler hitlers screaming nazi judge, we have prepared well for this article you read and download the information therein. Roland freisler 30 october 1893 3 february 1945 was a prominent nazi lawyer and judge. He served as the state secretary of the federal ministry of justice and consumer protection from the mid930s to early 1940s, and later as president of the peoples court until 1945. In the middle is the socalled president of the peoples court roland freisler. Volksgerichtshof was a sondergericht special court of nazi. Accused conspirators being tried in peoples court after. This court handled political actions against hitlers dictatorial regime by conducting a series of show trials.
With detailed chronicles of scholls arrest and trial before hitlers hanging judge, roland freisler, as well as appendices containing all of the leaflets the white rose wrote and circulated exhorting germans to stand up and fight back, this volume is an invaluable addition to world war ii literature and a fascinating window into human. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. This court handled cases of political actions against adolf hitlers nationalsocialist regime by conducting a series of infamous trials. Roland freisler s mastery of legal texts and dramatic courtroom verbal dexterity made him the most feared judge in the third reich. Though little known, the name of the judge roland freisler is inextricably linked to the judiciary in nazi germany.
Nazi judge roland freisler legalized state terrorism. This is a glance into the courtroom in berlin during the third reich. Oswald freisler joined the nazi party in 1927 and was a member of the national socialist association of legal professionals. In february 1924, he opened a law firm with his brother roland freisler in kassel. In january 1944, moltke was arrested for warning a friend of his own impending arrest. Nazi germany 1944 judge roland freisler and his sham trials condemning those accused of plotting to assassinate adolph hitler. Freisler attended gymnasium in aachen and kassel, where in 1914 he passed his abitur.
An allied bomb destroyed the courthouse and killed roland freisler, hitlers hanging judge, instantly. The hanging judge march 11, 1998 march 11, 1998 a profile of roland freisler, known as the hanging judge of the third reichs peoples supreme court. Roland freisler wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia. But the courage and righteousness of these young students even managed to touch the prison guards, who defied the rules to allow them to share a final cigarette together.
Judge roland freisler seems more intent on intimidating and chastising the accused, than eliciting testimony. Roland freisler biography facts, childhood, family life. He was an officer cadet in 1914, and by 1915 he was a lieutenant and won the iron cross of both classes. Roland freisler hitlers blood judge part 5 youtube. Ia adalah menteri kehakiman reich, dan presiden pengadilan rakyat.
Roland freisler rose from smalltown lawyer to chief judge, prosecutor and jury at the nazi ministry of justice, where he oversaw thousands of trials of opponentsboth real and imaginedof the nazi regime. With him went fellow regime foes, johannes popitz and father alfred delp the monarchist pol goerdeler enjoys pride of place as one of. Roland freisler hitler judge with english subtitle thanks for posting these, i was going to but forgot about it. One is germanys law on murder, which was shaped by roland freisler, who held a senior position in the nazi. Includes witnesses and defendents giving testimony before judges including the judge roland freisler. In subsequent days, hitlers police rounded up the remaining conspirators, many of whom were tortured by the gestapo to reveal their confederates and hauled before the volksgericht peoples court to be excoriated by the dreaded nazi judge roland freisler. Roland freisler, president of the nazis people court volksgerichtshof, was hitlers blood judge. On this date in 1945, carl friedrich goerdeler, godfather of the antihitler resistance that had bid unsuccessfully for his assassination, was hanged at plotzensee prison. Pdf sophie scholl and the white rose download full pdf.
Did you know the nazis killed 16,000 people by guillotine. Trial of the antihitler plot 22020701 footage farm ltd youtube. He had taken refuge in the cellar when a bomb hit the courthouse. I watched the recent german propaganda film about the white rose resistance group, and the actor playing him goes ridiculously over the top.
Roland freisler 30 october 1893 3 february 1945 was a german nazi jurist, judge, and. Regarding adolf hitlers favorite and most fanatical i. He was the judge during the infamous bombing plot trial. As well as serving as the state secretary of the reich ministry of justice, he was the notorious president of the people s court, a man directly responsible for more than 2,200 death sentences. Hitlers executioner by helmut ortner overdrive rakuten. But were the rkg military judges merely agents of a totalitarian regime.
Roland freisler hitlers screaming nazi judge usa on. On his return to germany he joined the german communist party. Trials of the men and women involved in the attempt on. About 180 to 200 plotters were shot or hanged or, in some cases, viciously strangled. When adolf hitler came to power in 1933 freisler was appointed chief personnel officer in the prussian ministry of justice. A film camera ran behind the redrobed roland freisler so that hitler could view the. This court handled cases of political actions against adolf hitlers dictatorial regime by conducting a series of show trials. Noticing that hed left some important files behind, freisler returned to the courthouse. Approximately 90% of all proceedings at the volksgerichtshof ended with sentences of death or. In 1942, when roland freisler became the president of the peoples court and under his tenure, he enacted these ideas with the utmost severity.
Although the court had a prosecutor, it was usually the judge who asked the questions. Conspirators for the july 20 plot appear before nazi german judge roland freisler. Hd stock video footage conspirators of july 20 plot to. As he awaited this date his tonguelashing and inevitable condemnation at the hands of the vituperative nazi judge roland freisler, a bombing raid led by jewish future nuremberg prosecutor robert rosenthal struck the peoples court killing not the prisoner, but the judge. Roland freisler 30 october 1893 3 february 1945 was a german nazi jurist, judge, and politician who served as the state secretary of the reich ministry of justice from 1934 to 1942 and president of the peoples court from 1942 to 1945 he was a prominent ideologist of national socialism who influenced the nazification of germanys legal system as a jurist, and attended the wannsee. A year later, roland freisler s 18931945 peoples court sentenced him to death for high treason in connection with the july 20, 1944, assassination attempt on hitler. As well as serving as the state secretary of the reich ministry of justice, he was the notorious president of the peoples court, a man directly responsible for more than 2,200 death sentences. If you do see the movie, pay particular attention to the trial scene in which the presiding judge, roland freisler, comes down hard on the defendants hans and sophie scholl. The courtroom emptied as people scurried to nearby bomb shelters. He was state secretary of the reich ministry of justice and president of the peoples court volksgerichtshof, which was set up outside constitutional authority. Views of 19441945 court proceedings of the volksgerichtshof peoples court trials of many involved with the july 1944 attempt to assassinate hitler. Judge roland freisler sentenced all three to death and gave them just three more hours to live. Title identifies general major helmut stieff, one of the iniators of the attack on hitler.
A soldier in the german army during world war i, freisler was captured by the russians and interned in russia, where. Roland freisler was a german nazi jurist, politician, and judge. Trials of the men and women involved in the attempt on adolf hitlers. A man in civilian clothes is brought before the judge who harangues him rather than listening to any testimony. Projekt wolfsschanze live im club dirlewanger arisches reich prod live recording from club dirlewanger. Ia juga merupakan hadirin di konferensi wannsee pada 1942, yang menghasilkan holocaust catatan. Sophie shared a cell with her brother and christoph probst, both members of the white rose movement. Peoples court trial concerning plot of 20th july, 1944, to assassinate hitler and overthrow the government. Freisler s mindset is the same as that of american statists today who are condemning edward snowden. Roland freisler hitler judge with english subtitle. Also includes many pictures of unidentified witnesses.
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