Posted on 05/20/2023 6:17:06 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
On this day in 1943, a retired transport worker known only as Wilhelm H. was executed for high treason. He was seventy-four years old and had no prior criminal history.
His crime? Writing messages in a public toilet. The story of the events that lead to his death is recorded in Tom Lampert’s work of documentary history, One Life, which is the sole source for this account. Unfortunately Mr. Lampert did not disclose Wilhelm’s last name.
The story begins in August 1942, when Wilhelm wrote the following inscription in a public toilet in Berlin:
Hitler, you mass murderer, you must be murdered, then the war will be over.
Good citizens who saw the graffito promptly reported it to the authorities and it was erased. However, the exact same message appeared in the same location twice more over the next eight weeks....
(Excerpt) Read more at executedtoday.com ...
He was tired.
Just another german victim of the german voter.
Aint we all.
The Woke zombies just have not gotten around to banning “hate” on the walls of public toilets in these parts.
They will get there....
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