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Why Did August Landmesser Enter The Nazi Party

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August Landmesser joined the Nazi party in 1931 thinking it would help him get a job. In 1934 he met a jewish woman named Irma Eckler, and they fell in love. Their engagement in 1935 got August expelled from the Nazi party, and their marriage application was denied. Not long after their engagement their first daughter was born and was named Ingrid. In 1937 they tried to escape to Denmark but were arrested. Despit the consequences they continued their relationship and were arrested again. August was sentenced to a concentration camp, and Irma was held at the prison Fuhlsbüttel, and gave birth to Irene her second daughter. August was released in 1941 and worked as a foreman, 2 years later he was drafted into the army and went MIA in Croatia.
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