Entry #250: Homosexual activity in Germany

Current Version

RegionGermany
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Start DateSep 1, 1935
End DateSep 1, 1969
DescriptionSection 175 of the Criminal Code was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior between men. Imprisonment was to range from three months to ten years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to.
Sourceshttps://lexetius.com/StGB/175,6


Revision History (4)

Revision by Samanthos. Broken source replaced, description slightly changed, date added

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Start Date1935-01-011935-09-01
Start Date Unknownmonth
End Date1950-01-011969-09-01
End Date Unknownmonth
NoteParagraph 175 was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior between men. 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.Section 175 of the Criminal Code was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior between men. Imprisonment was to range from three months to ten years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to.
Sourceshttp://www.ushmm.org/research/library/bibliography/en/gays/paragraph175.phphttps://lexetius.com/StGB/175,6

Revision by beeurd

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NoteParagraph 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 between men. 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.

Revision by bubblyara

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ValueIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Reports (2)
  • Status is not correct "While many homosexuals died in concentration camps, the official punishment has never been the death penalty"
  • Note field is incorrect ""homosexual" victims of the holocaust also included other queer identities, ie trans people "

Revision by danlev

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NoteParagraph 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. AbolisParagraph 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.

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