“Can you the liberals today with Von Braun?”
“He was a Nazi[....]”
No, the oft repeated claim that Wehrner von Braun chose to join the NAZI Party has always been a lie. Himmler wanted to take control of the rocket programme from the German Army, so he arrested and jailed Von Braun. Himmler intimidated Von Braun by threatening to have him shot or executed by other means, but promised Von Braun he would be forgiven if he agreed to join the NAZIs. What finally persuaded Von Braun to cooperate was Himmler’s threat to arrest, imprison in the concentration camps, and/or execute members of Von Braun’s team of rocket scientists and their families. Von Braun risked his life on many occasions to save lives threatened by Himmler and his NAZI Gestapo, SD, and SS troops.
In the last days of the war, Von Braun risked his life to evacuate the members of his team and their technical documentation to the U.S. Army.
Please stop posting real history it unsettles some...
So that they would not be left to the tender mercies of the Russians? That's hardly a selfless act.
Actually, Von Braun joined the NAZI party very willingly and enthusiastically as did most of the people who joined. He was anxious to get funding for his research, and that was the way to go. Von Braun received funding from the German Army before Hitler rose to power. Once Hitler rose to power it was really necessary to be a NAZI in order to remain favored.
Besides, Hitler was elected by an enthusiastic population.