Hitler's screaming judge who ordered victims to be strangled with piano wire or hung from meat hooks

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Roland Freisler stands among the most feared figures of Nazi Germany—a judge who transformed the law into a weapon and turned courtrooms into theatrical stages of humiliation, intimidation, and death. Born in 1893, Freisler began his career as an ambitious lawyer, but after the Nazis seized power in 1933, he quickly emerged as one of the regime’s most ruthless legal architects. His rise accelerated when he became State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Justice, helping reshape the German legal system into an instrument of dictatorship. In 1942, Freisler reached the peak of his power: Hitler appointed him President of the notorious People’s Court (Volksgerichtshof), a venue created to crush dissent and eliminate political enemies. Under Freisler’s leadership, the court delivered more than 5,000 death sentences, often after trials lasting only minutes. Wearing his trademark blood-red robe, he shouted down defendants, mocked their backgrounds, and denied them any real chance of defense. His most infamous trials followed the failed July 20, 1944 assassination attempt on Hitler. Freisler presided over the proceedings with fury, verbally assaulting the conspirators. Many were sentenced to death by hanging with piano wire, filmed for propaganda. Freisler’s reign ended abruptly on 3 February 1945 when an Allied bombing raid struck the People’s Court in Berlin. He was killed by falling debris—an ironic end for a man who sent thousands to their deaths. This documentary explores Freisler’s rise, his fanatic devotion to Hitler, and how one judge turned Germany’s justice system into a machinery of terror. Join World History channel and get access to benefits: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKKy_pNKZBX4KcCct8505HA/join Disclaimer: All opinions and comments below are from members of the public and do not reflect the views of World History channel. We do not accept promoting violence or hatred against individuals or groups based on attributes such as: race, nationality, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation. World History has right to review the comments and delete them if they are deemed inappropriate. ► CLICK the SUBSCRIBE button for more interesting clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKKy_pNKZBX4KcCct8505HA/?sub_confirmation=1 #freisler #worldhistory #history #worldwar2videos #rolandfreisler #nazi #ww2 #clausvonstauffenberg #europe #germany #hitler #valkyrie #documentary #german #celle #wwi Roland Freisler biography, Roland Freisler and White Rose, Nazi judge, White Rose movement, White Rose resistance, White Rose group, White Rose resistance group, White Rose Germany, The White Rose group, What was the White Rose, Judge Roland Freisler, Valkylrie, German resistance, German resistance WW2, German resistance to Hitler, German resistance to Nazism, German resistance to Hitler, July 20 plot conspirators, Hitler opposition inside Germany, German officers who resisted Hitler, World War II conspiracies against Hitler, Roland Freisler and Ludwig Beck, Roland Freisler and Claus von Stauffenberg, Roland Freisler and Friedrich Olbricht, Roland Freisler and 20 July Plot,