Original entry by 
bradcoffey106 ()
| Region | Germany |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | 1935 |
| End Date | 1950 |
| Description | Paragraph 175 was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior. Imprisonment was to range from three (3) months to ten (10) years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to. |
| Sources | http://www.ushmm.org/research/library/bibliography/en/gays/paragraph175.php |
1 Revisions
1. Revision #159 ( by danlev)| Field | New Value (Current) | Old Value (Original) |
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| Note | Paragraph 175 was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior. Imprisonment was to range from three (3) months to ten (10) years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to. | Paragraph 175 was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior. Imprisonment was to range from three (3) months to ten (10) years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to. Abolis |