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| Region | Germany |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Start Date | May 15, 1871 |
| End Date | 1955 |
| Description | German law under Paragraph 175 banned sexual relations between men. This ban applied to soldiers and officers. Soldiers caught breaking this rule faced military courts, dishonorable discharge, or imprisonment |
| Sources | https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/gay-men-under-the-nazi-regime |
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| Status | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Start Date | May 15, 1871 |
| End Date | 1955 |
| Description | German law under Paragraph 175 banned sexual relations between men. This ban applied to soldiers and officers. Soldiers caught breaking this rule faced military courts, dishonorable discharge, or imprisonment |
| Sources | https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/gay-men-under-the-nazi-regime |