In judicial terminology, there is the term "Streicher case". According to him, a person can be convicted not for a crime, but for propaganda of a crime. This term appeared after the Nuremberg trials, when the Nazi leader Julius Streicher, who did not directly participate in the murders, was sentenced to death.
Biography
Julius Streicher was born in Bavaria in 1885. All his youth was spent in this land of Germany, here he received his education and began his career as a teacher in an ordinary school.
When the First World War broke out, Julius volunteered for the front and came from there with numerous awards for courage. He was upset by the loss of Germany, and he began to look for like-minded people with nationalist views. At the same time, he was fascinated by the anti-Semist theme.
Julius Steicher is considered one of the founders of the Socialist Party of Germany. This was facilitated by his remarkable organizational talent. Like-minded nationalists met with Adolf Hitler, and many of his supporters wanted to join Streicher. However, Hitler realized that Julius was a worthy opponent and decided to cooperate with him. So the NSDAP swallowed up Streicher's party,
Between Hitler and Streicher there was a certain similarity in approach to business, in views and opinions, so Julius soon became the Fuhrer's right hand. He took an active part in the beer coup of 1923, when the NSDAP tried to seize power.
Propaganda
The ideas of nationalism and anti-Semitism captured Streicher so much that he decided to share them with the people - he began to publish the newspaper "Sturmovik". It is with her that the "Streicher case" is associated: the newspaper published extremely radical materials that inspired people that the Jews were to blame for all the troubles in Germany. The ideologist of the newspaper argued that it was the Jews who were to blame for the catastrophes, terrorist attacks, and that they were carrying out ritual murders of German babies.
These ideas found a lively response among ordinary Germans and were not welcomed by the democratic authorities of the Weimar Republic. Streicher's syndrome consisted precisely in the fact that he convinced people to believe that it was the Jews who were to blame for all the troubles in Germany. For this he was even fired from school.
Gauleiter
The position of Gauleiter provided for the leadership of the party cell at the regional level. Over the years, Streicher led the cells of Nuremberg, then Franconia. In addition, he led the assault troops and was distinguished by particular cruelty towards people belonging to national minorities.
Julius had such an independent character that he often confronted his party colleagues. For example, he could make fun of Goering in his newspaper, and he did this more than once. Moreover, many party members knew him as a greedy man and a corrupt official, but Streicher got away with everything until 1940. When the financial activities of his newspaper were checked and many violations were found, Julius was fired from all posts.
He was saved only by friendship with Hitler, and he completely went into work on "Sturmovik". Later, this activity was considered the cause of massive repressions against Jews, although historians and scientists are still researching this topic.
In 1945 Streicher was arrested and imprisoned, then he was sentenced to death. Before his execution, he shouted a Nazi salute and pronounced his wife's name.
Personal life
Very little is known about the personal life of the Gauleiter. Only one of the historical materials contained a note that his wife, Adele Streicher, and also his eldest son, a former Luftwaffe officer, came to the prison to visit her husband.
