Nazi Judge Roland Freisler Questioning at the People’s Court (1944)
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Roland Freisler, president of the Nazi People’s Court, turned trials into brutal theater. Shouting, mocking, and humiliating defendants, he handed down thousands of death sentences. In 1944, his questioning of resistance members became infamous—show trials designed to terrify. This video captures how Freisler used law as a weapon to crush dissent in Hitler’s Germany. You can watch Roland Freisler's full story here: https://watch.worldhistory.tv/videos/nazi-judge-roland-freisler
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