Johann Trollmann - The 1933 German Sinti Boxing champion Brutally Tortured by the Nazis

Johann Trollmann, one of 9 children of Sinti parents, was born on 27 December 1907 in the village of Wilsche, then part of the German Empire. Because his hair as well as athletic and aesthetic body reminded Johann’s family of a beautiful, well-grown tree, everybody called him “Rukeli”, a term which comes from the Romani language meaning “tree.“
When Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party came into power in Germany in January 1933, they quickly turned the nation's fragile democracy into a one-party dictatorship that persecuted Jews, Roma, all political opponents, and others. The Nazi claim to control all aspects of German life also extended to sports.
German sports imagery of the 1930s served to promote the myth of “Aryan” racial superiority and physical prowess. In sculpture and in other forms, German artists idealized athletes' well-developed muscle tone and heroic strength and accentuated ostensibly Aryan facial features. Such imagery also reflected the importance the Nazi regime placed on physical fitness, a prerequisite for military service.
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[@johnbattle7518]

He truly was a Trollman (troll man) Dyed his hair, blonde powdered his skin white stood there, and took a beating just to protest. I think that's more brave than fighting the way they wanted him to fight just for a win. What a bad ass. They don't make men like Johann Trollmann anymore!

[@jeremywestenra4178]

Very moving and a real example of racial prejudice. So sad to look at this great athlete and think what might have been.

[@Noneya5241]

And tears are still being shed for this brave man because of this video shedding light on the forgotten Thank you for posting this

[@WildThings113]

So many perished that will never be known.

[@NewyorkNewyork57]

I am Roma and had family in camps, thank you for speaking about us, I and others Romas appreciate you allot.

[@WorldHistoryVideos]

Thank you for your kind words. We plan many more videos about the suffering of the Roma people during WW2, keep watching us. Greetings from our team.

[@NewyorkNewyork57]

@@WorldHistoryVideos wow....Thank you, im definitely subscribing. Not many people speak about that side...or how Vlad (Dracula) bought us here, as slaves and most of the brutal killings and "impaling" he did on us...

[@WorldHistoryVideos]

@@NewyorkNewyork57 We will not talk about Dracula but we will defo make more videos about the Roma who suffered under the Nazi regime ... this part of history is ralely spoken about so let's do something about it! Welcome to World History :)

[@NewyorkNewyork57]

@WorldHistoryVideos 100% we appreciate that, and I understand you ain't going to make a video about the Vlad thing I was just saying, and though someone might find that interesting 😀 but once again, thank you

[@user-rc2bp2sy5x]

❤

[@StephenLuke]

RIP Johann Trollmann (1907-1944)

[@cor2250]

🥊❤

[@user-rc2bp2sy5x]

❤

[@tedoyle61]

Thank you so much for posting this. I never ever knew.

[@candygirl1990]

What a rebel, and a survivor ❤

[@garyengland9549]

Sad story r.i p mate

[@dukevandine5080]

Such a shame that Humans have such a difficult time learning from the mistakes of the past

[@shannonsullivan1968]

He was a champion of the ring and the heart. What the Nazis did was despicable.

[@ashrakus]

Great video with the new topic. Your are the best! Great coloring of photos as always! ❤

[@user-tl6vs3so4p]

If the US isn't careful, they will go in that same direction.

[@S0ulinth3machin3]

it looks that way but it's a mirage. There indeed are demagogues who try to exploit the tribalistic instinct (us vs. them) of the majority, but the demographics in the long run simply preclude this. That, and the younger generations simply don't support it. Time is not on their side.

[@user-tl6vs3so4p]

@@S0ulinth3machin3 I hope not.

[@Chichi-bh9wo]

Too many Satanist Freemasons, for it not to be true, convert but very much in your face.

[@dbach1025]

@@S0ulinth3machin3 yet college campuses and their leadership prove that the upcoming generations are emboldened in their antisemitism. a lot more work to do for sure.

[@oskarrmason9617]

I love your work WH, so I would love you to tell the stories of Karl Plagge (no relation to the war criminal, Ludwig Plagge.) The German Major who saved the lives of 2,000 Jews during the Nazi occupation of Vilnius, Lithuania and Hans-Joachim Marseille, the Luftwaffe pilot and flying ace who along with his squadron, saved the lives of black South African soldiers from Einsatzgruppen Egypt during the North African Campaign.

[@Asger21]

R.I.P. 😢Rukeli.

[@samsum3738]

Terrible , beyond words .

[@reneedennis2011]

Latcho Drom is a good documentary about the Roma, including WWII. I saw it in grad school.

[@waimar5457]

What happened to the kapò Cornelius? Free as a bird?

[@georgebrown8312]

The persecution against the Roma and Sinti peoples by the Nazis is another good reason why we should continue to relentlessly fight against racism and hatred in today's world. We humans are basically the same, regardless of race, creed, color, or religion, and we should love one another, as Jesus Christ commanded, and still commands, us to do. Thank you for this eye-opening and insightful video.

[@malic_zarith]

People are always talking about racism in the 1st world contries, and I get it, but they should look at this and realize we've come a long way. This is racism from hell.

[@JohnDavis-yz9nq]

Very interesting. Thanks

[@reneedennis2011]

Was this the guy who was portrayed by Willem Dafoe in a movie?

[@user-qs1is7ip2o]

How backwards were the Nazis

[@Backpfeifengesicht45]

Given the 'poisoning the blood' quote from a certain Diaper wearing aspiring dictator, no more backward than the American right wing at the moment.

[@epaminon6196]

Well, they invented/pioneered some minor technologies like nuclear fission, ballistic missiles, night vision goggles, tape recorders, scramjets, polyurethane, the scanning electron microscope, acoustic torpedoes, the first computer, oh and spaceflight. So guess they were 'moderately' backwards.

[@robertomeneghetti6215]

​@@epaminon6196But not in the most important thing, the "Human culture"!

[@DT-wp4hk]

Very asportive move from Adi.

[@user-qg8qg2sp7i]

Didn't they make a movie about this guy?

[@Peter-kk6rg]

Tyson Fury should hear this story.

[@7lucky777777]

They talk too little about how many romany gypsies died in The hands of nazis

[@rlm2933]

trolled

[@muhammadabdulsalam602]

First to View and like.

[@swayamkumar-vy1vf]

Loved your videos pin this sir

[@h0ckeyd]

I always wondered why the Indian army that fought for Hitler didn't notice this as the Sinti roots are Indian.

[@tancreddehauteville764]

They would have known, but Roma/Sinti are also despised by Indians.

[@robertomeneghetti6215]

​@@PK-se2jhBut after a short time, they changed their mind...

[@deandodson3546]

No such thing as hate speech, just facts people don't want to admit. Derogatory terms are not nice but should never be censured. Only stick and stones break bones but words will never hurt real tough guys. Stop being weak. But racism is not a good thing.

[@toxicpotato1]

Hate speech is a thing... Trump uses nazi talking points to lessen humanity of "others" just one current example

[@redtobertshateshandles]

" hate speech" is Communist restriction on free speech. Nowadays opinion is called hate speech. Soon you won't be able to say Communist. But they'll be covertly working away to destroy your rights.

[@redtobertshateshandles]

​@@toxicpotato1Trump would have reasoned with Putin and that whole mess avoided. But keep believing in demented Biden and the Obama Communists.

[@Backpfeifengesicht45]

​@@redtobertshateshandlesdiaper Don can't even run a casino without it going under. He's about 6 inches taller than Putin, but you wouldn't know it when he sided with the Russians over his own intelligence agencies after their private conversation regarding. He was cowering. Not only wouldn't Diaper Don prevent it, he'd have cheered him on. Now do we know? He congratulated him and called him a genius when the invasion began.

[@miss-astronomikal-mcmxcvii]

THE BIBLE SAYS FOR US TO USE OUR WORDS WISELY, AND NOT USE DEROGATORY TERMS, EVEN FOR PEOPLE WHO SIN!

[@avrilone]

Racism has no place in mankind…this beautiful man, with his strength and talent. Was twice as good as any of Hitler’s so called Aryans. We shed many tears for this brave individual, Johann Trillman. And the Romani and Senti people! 🙏

[@user-rc2bp2sy5x]

My eyes teared up to.