Nazi War on Homosexuals: The Untold Story of Friedrich von Groszheim
LGBTQ+ Lives: WWII and the Nazi Era
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11m
Nazis arrested more than 100,000 homosexual men, labeling them “degenerates” and sending thousands to concentration camps marked with the pink triangle. Friedrich von Groszheim endured years of brutality—from Gestapo cells to Neuengamme camp. But long after the war, he continued to face persecution in Germany. His life reveals a hidden chapter of Nazi terror and the long silence that followed.
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