Roland Freisler - Piece of Sh*t Saturday

11/05/22 • 28 min

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Hitler's Hanging Judge, Roland Freisler, was truly one of the worst pieces of sh*t in a regime that wasn't lacking in those. Professor Philip Nash enlightens us about one of the most reprehensible Nazis who hasn't received the shame and opprobrium that he deserves. Freisler made the fascist German legal system even more vicious and murderous than it already was. Episode 484.

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