Volksgerichtshof (Nazi Peoples Court) - NEW FOOTAGE - Part 3

[Fever06contra]

Wish this had English subtitles

[SaviorAgent]

Was sagt man denn dazu? Die Gerechtigkeit hat tatsächlich am Ende gesiegt.

[Jetfire108]

Dose anyone see the guard going to sleep at 4:38

[josefkesselring]

Who is the dwarf in the audience at 8:08?

[sshhitrollsdownhill]

@josefkesselring goebbels, hahahhahaha

[Tubenjunge]

@sshhitrollsdownhill wollte ich auch gerade schreiben. Hahaha

[josefkesselring]

Der Freisler war ja 'ne Drecksau, aber auch dieser Leonrod war ein Feigling, den armen Wehrle zu denunzieren...

[Gruenkreuz100]

Die Todesurteile sind für mich nachvollziehbar und wären ohne zweifel auch in jedem anderen land vollstreckt worden für eine solche tat. aber wie freisler sich benimmt ist einfach nur unwürdig für einen richter.

[Jetfire108]

Dose anyone notice the guard at 4:43 going to sleep LOL

[ronkelly52]

What about English subtitles please?

[snepcut]

es ist erschütternd, zu lesen, was manche Leute hier schreiben. Man hat offensichtlich nichts dazu gerlernt.

[Reitergeneral666]

Desertöre und Verräter werden halt Aufgehängt. Wer für solchen Abschaum noch Sympatien hat ist genauso schlimm.

[ElAurian]

Grauenvoll.

[fredhubner]

I'll never understand their passiveness ... Firstly, they should've questioned the legitimacy of the very proceedings and of that court as well. Secondly, they should have taken advantage of the trial and turn it into a political soapbox ... Thirdly, they should have defended the very reasons of why they wanted Dolfie dead ... Fourthly, I'm appalled to see how easily Freisler could intimidate them ... If I were in those trials, they would have to muffle me ... I would not go down so quietly ...

[Nor242]

They were tortured before you noob

[fredhubner]

So was Jeanne d'Arc ...

[Trottellumme123]

Dear fredhubner, I recommend you to visit a dictatureship for a while and ask for human rights - maybe then you will understand ...

"questioned the legimacy of the very proceedings ..." ????? Are you serious`??? in Nazi-Germany??? Tens of thousands were condemned to death by such courts, some of them only for listening to foreign broadcast or telling a joke.

And OF COURSE Freisler and his henchmen prepared this trial. The accused were tortured severely, prevented from sleeping and drugged.

[fredhubner]

Living in a dictatorship is no excuse for exempting anyone from doing whatever possible to struggle against any given dictatorship ... otherwise, Chile would still be under the influence of Pinochet, Argentina would still be under Videla, South Korea would still be a military dictatorship, Spain would still be a fascist dictatorship, Portugal would still be under Salazar and South Africa would still be under apartheid ... don't you think ?!!!!

[Trottellumme123]

@fredhubner

That takes time. The Third Reich remained 12 years, of which six years were time of war, in which almost all young men were at the fronts and so under control, women had to care for their families. Opposition was psychologically difficult for many, because it meant loosing the war and so in a way treachery, and surrendering to a cruel enemy, the Stalinist Soviet Union. Furthermore Nazi Germany was extremely oppressive, especially during the war.

[Trottellumme123]

@fredhubner

I lived for a while in South Korea in 1990, when it still was a dictatureship. But it was possible for the students to demonstrate on the campus, without being arrested, tortured, executed. In Nazi Germany this was unthinkable. And so the Nazis, because of their successes, had many supporters, ready to turn in opponents. Opponents had to be very cautious.

[Gruenkreuz100]

@Trottellumme123 But South Korea was not in war at this time. Thats a diffenece!

[josefkesselring]

@Gruenkreuz100

Actually, it is still technically at war with North Korea.

[Gruenkreuz100]

@josefkesselring technically germany is still at war..

[josefkesselring]

@Gruenkreuz100 Germany is no longer at war, even formally, since 1990. South Korea and North Korea on the other hand are still at war - actual fighting still takes place in the border areas from time to time.

[Trottellumme123]

@fredhubner

They did not know what would happen to their families and were worried about them (the wifes and children of some of them were captured in concentration camps)

"political soapbox"???

The accused did not know that they were filmed. They thought, that they spoke only to a courtroom full of Nazis.

Their composure is absolutely admirable under all these circumstances.

[fredhubner]

That's exactly the point of a soapbox ... and although you might find it hard to believe, soapboxes were invented long before movie cameras ... by a few centuries, if I'm not mistaken ... and so was the political use of them ... Furthermore, I stated what I would do under the given circunstances of the People's Court ... then again, I most certainly would be opposing Nazi rule since day one ... and probably dead long before 1944 ... like many others ...

[Trottellumme123]

@fredhubner

Freisler was yelling hysterically, every time a accused said something, he did not like, so not letting them go on talking.

But he had some difficulties with Josef Wirmer (left wing lawyer and opponent right from the beginning).

One example (not in this video):

Wirmer: "When I hang, I'll have no fear, but you will!" Freisler retorted that Wirmer would soon be going to hell. Wirmer: "It will be a pleasure for me when you come soon afterwards, Mr. President!"

[fredhubner]

I'll never understand why none of them yelled back ... it certainly could not make things any worse ...

[Trottellumme123]

@fredhubner

They wanted to show their contempt. Yelling would be beneath them. By yelling they would sink down to the level of Freisler.

Its also about a special mentalility and dignity. Many of them were raised not to show emotions and to behave disciplined.

[fredhubner]

You're probably right ... but I believe they acted in such manner because they knew that, in various ways, they were no better than the ones judging them ... coming to think of it, when I see all those brasses there watching those 'proceedings' ... it's hard not believing that those then being judged had not been audience for such proceedings when others, who had truly resisted nazi rule since day one, were prosecuted ... that's why they behaved in such a sheepishly manner ...

[Trottellumme123]

@fredhubner

You have no clue, like always ...

They were different people, but read their biographies ...

Among them there were resisters since day one, like Wirmer or Schwanenfeld.

And I want to see you, after being tortured, deprived from sleep, drugged, knowing you will hang some hours later.

Most people would break down, they did not.

[Trottellumme123]

@fredhubner

Considering your comments in other threats, it is YOU who are not better than those judging here.

[fredhubner]

Okay ... so now you're trying to convince me that all of those who we see under prosecution in that film were all "like Wirmer or Schwanenfeld". In reality, the smashing majority were not "like Wirmer or Schwanenfeld" ... in fact, nazi rule benefited Germans accordingly to their loyalty towards a criminal regime ... including those who plotted against Dolfie ... You seem overanxious in finding some good in Nazi-Germany ... at least a few pious souls ... but the ones that there were, were too few

[Trottellumme123]

@fredhubner

no, not all were like them

There was nothing good in Nazi Germany, but there were some very brave people, more than many know. Travel to Berlin, there is a museum for the German resistance with many documents, or read a serious book about this topic. Then we can go on discussing.

[fredhubner]

My dear sir, you must've gotten used to debate the intricacies of WW2 with these video and Wikipedia younger generations. Every grain of knowledge I have about WW2 has been achieved the hard way by reading hundreds of books and studying hard ... It's good to know that Germans have a Museum for those who fought Nazi-Germany, but you have to reckon that one Langston Hughes does not make America less racist then what it has been and still is in a large measure: a few do not redeem the majority ...

[englandcalling22]

for any non-German speakers interested in an English version: I added English subtitles to these Freisler videos a while ago. Go to overstream . net and type the word verrater in the search bar.

[elvira2262]

an 1488FREISLER:

Ich beabsichtige, gegen Sie Anzeige

zu erstatten wegen Voksverhetzung.

[watcher125xx]

ich würde mich dir anschliessen, einfach mal melden.

[GeneralLudwigBeck]

1488FREISLER ist ein Idiot.

Und Elvira2262 hätte mit damaliger Erziehung Anzeige wegen Volksverhetzung gegen Stauffenberg ua. erstattet. Solche Leute wie du wären die besten Nazis gewesen. Und du bist keinen Dreck besser.

[elvira2262]

Diese Video ist Pflicht für jeden demokratischen Juristen.

Danke.

[HR5308]

Gibt es in Deutschland auch undemokratische Juristen ? Übrigens ist keiner der damaligen Juristen jemals angeklagt oder bestraft worden, und alle sind wohl oder übel Demokraten geworden.

[LemmiWinks1909]

@1488Freisler dir hat man auch ins hirn gekackt wa? leute wie du wärn bestimmt die ersten die vor einem solchen gericht stehen würden. stell dir ma vor du kommst wegen deiner kommentare hier vor gericht, und da sitzt ein richter wie freisler, der für unsere bundesregierung einen schauprozess gegen dich führt(zum glück utopisch)....merkste wat?

[waalamera]

hm, could someone more proficient in German give me an elaborate idea of what occurs in this clip?

[SabuPtolemy]

Ludwig Freiherr von Leonrod hatte Eier aus Stahl, noch so gewissenhaft vor dem Daemon Freisler aufzutreten und nichts zu entschuldigen. Ein wahrer deutscher Held, dem hoechster Respekt gebuehrt. God bless.

[LemmiWinks1909]

@SabuPtolemy Nun, von Leonrod hat aber mit seinem Gnadengesuch versucht, die Schuld auf Werle aubzuwälzen...auch nicht gerade die feine Art.

[titimuc]

es ist erschütternd, wie menschen, die ihrem gewissen folgten, von dieser unrechts-justiz verurteilt worden sind.

hoffentlich kommt so etwas nie wieder!!!

[Assi2004]

ist doch immer öfter auch heute wieder so

in der DDR was es ebenfalls so

[cripplewoox]

my god hear the scathing bitterness in his voice,this is not funny but his ravings make me cackle with delight

[finnishsoldier1941]

Freisler, gut mann

[tunepirates]

Die Kirche war wirklich Kllasse!!!!!!!!!

Bis heute keine Aufarbeitung. Wie Richter und Ärzte.

Ich könnte kotzen!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[finnishsoldier1941]

jaa jaa

[Slimologic]

Ich habe vor allen sehr großen Respekt. Dennoch muss jeder wissen was er macht. In letzter Konsequenz war es Verrat am System, das uns die Alliierten aufgezwungen haben.

Durch den Verrat von Balfour, bei dem die Zionisten Deutschland an Englang verraten haben, um im Gegenzug Palästina zu bekommen wurde der Grundstein für die weitere Entwicklung gelegt.

Der ehrenwerte amerikanische Jude, Mr. Benjamin Freedman hat darauf in den 60 iger Jahren in den USA hingewiesen.

[Number7smokesForEver]

'I uncommonly regret that I could not take the place of my cousin Stauffenberg, who was prevented by his disabilities sustained in combat from completing the deed...'

-Caser Von Hofacker before the People's Court, August 30, 1944.

[howlinbayer]

Also der "ehrenwerte amerikanische Jude Benjamin Freedman" ist zum Christentum konvertiert und damit Christ da Jude die Dazugehörigkeit zu einer Religion ausdrückt. Darüber hinaus kann ich den Sinn hinter deiner Aussage nicht verstehen. Verrat am System, dass uns die Alliierten aufgezwungen haben? Die haben uns also den Nationalsozialimus aufgezwungen? Und was haben Balfour, seine Deklaration und die Zionisten mit Deutschland zu der Zeit zu tun?

[Slimologic]

@howlinbayer

empfehle dir mal zu googeln und dir den Beitrag von Benjamin Freedman aus dem Jahre 1961 genau durchzulesen.

Fakt ist, das Deutsche Reich hätte den 1. Weltkrieg nicht verlieren müssen, hätten die deutschen Zionisten das Reich nicht an England verraten, das dann in der sogenannten Balfour Erklärung mündete.

Oder glaubst du etwa im ernst, das ein Staat wie Großbritannien so mir nichts dir nichts Palästina einfach an die Zionisten verschenken kann ?

[Friddsch]

Son Quatsch. Beleg diesen Verrat mal. Das ist doch so arm von dir!

[torpedo146]

Vorsicht durch Missbrauch durch unverbesserliche Neo-Nazis!!!

[megatwingo]

Danke für das Raufladen diese Filme!

[eozmic]

die leute waren wahre patrioten und helden die ihrer leben riskiert haben um deutschlands zerstörung abzuwenden! was schandhaft ist das es kein feiertag am 20.juni gibt und das einige ja sager und nazi verbrecher unter adenauer weiter arbeiten durften!

[woldofoldo1988]

die leute tun mir so leid. da muss man sich echt schämen deutscher zu sein

[englandcalling22]

It is understandable that high treason carries a death sentence with it. It did in every state in those days. But the way in which the proceedings were carried out is typical of national socialism. Without dignity and the word "murder" firmly in the mind.

[senseis1]

Thank you for posting this incredible documentary. Also, i agree 100% with your comments that these were brave men indeed.

[abc123gpl]

Unglaublich ! what a shame.

[AndreasAntoniusMaria]

An evil joke!