Cowboy Tcherno Bill
@rudigeerts.bsky.social
Democracy, rationality, environment, history, #Holocaust #History 🇪🇺
Every band has a lead singer 😉
May 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Every band has a lead singer 😉
4/4 Of the approximately 40,000 German and Austrian Sinti and Roma who were recorded, over 25,000 were murdered. In total, an estimated 220,000 to 500,000 Sinti and Roma fell victim to the Nazis' racial fanaticism and the genocide systematically planned against them.
May 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
4/4 Of the approximately 40,000 German and Austrian Sinti and Roma who were recorded, over 25,000 were murdered. In total, an estimated 220,000 to 500,000 Sinti and Roma fell victim to the Nazis' racial fanaticism and the genocide systematically planned against them.
3/n in a one-time resistance action after they barricaded themselves in the barracks armed with stones and tools. On the night of August 2nd, 1944, the last 3,000 men, women and children were murdered in the gas chambers and the "gypsy camp" in Auschwitz-Birkenau was dissolved.
May 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
3/n in a one-time resistance action after they barricaded themselves in the barracks armed with stones and tools. On the night of August 2nd, 1944, the last 3,000 men, women and children were murdered in the gas chambers and the "gypsy camp" in Auschwitz-Birkenau was dissolved.
2/n Most of the 23,000 inmates in camp section B II e, including over 10,700 from the Old Reich and 2,300 from Austria, died of starvation, disease, abuse and medical experiments. On May 16, 1944, the people living in the "gypsy camp" were initially able to avert their murder
May 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
2/n Most of the 23,000 inmates in camp section B II e, including over 10,700 from the Old Reich and 2,300 from Austria, died of starvation, disease, abuse and medical experiments. On May 16, 1944, the people living in the "gypsy camp" were initially able to avert their murder
The Auschwitz Decree
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December 16: 1942, Himmler orders that all Sinti and Roma still living in the Reich and in the occupied territories be sent to a concentration camp. Based on this decree, more than 20,000 Sinti and Roma were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau in March 1943.
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December 16: 1942, Himmler orders that all Sinti and Roma still living in the Reich and in the occupied territories be sent to a concentration camp. Based on this decree, more than 20,000 Sinti and Roma were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau in March 1943.
May 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Auschwitz Decree
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December 16: 1942, Himmler orders that all Sinti and Roma still living in the Reich and in the occupied territories be sent to a concentration camp. Based on this decree, more than 20,000 Sinti and Roma were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau in March 1943.
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December 16: 1942, Himmler orders that all Sinti and Roma still living in the Reich and in the occupied territories be sent to a concentration camp. Based on this decree, more than 20,000 Sinti and Roma were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau in March 1943.
4/4 Because it demonstrated the evil of the logical conclusions of racism and eugenics.
May 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
4/4 Because it demonstrated the evil of the logical conclusions of racism and eugenics.
3/n Because it demonstrated the dangers of a charismatic, persuasive leader with nearly unlimited power.
Because it demonstrated the inability to placate bullies with small wins, and the urgency of putting them down before they get on a roll.
Because it demonstrated the inability to placate bullies with small wins, and the urgency of putting them down before they get on a roll.
May 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
3/n Because it demonstrated the dangers of a charismatic, persuasive leader with nearly unlimited power.
Because it demonstrated the inability to placate bullies with small wins, and the urgency of putting them down before they get on a roll.
Because it demonstrated the inability to placate bullies with small wins, and the urgency of putting them down before they get on a roll.
2/n Because it’s a tangible example of a kind of mistake called sleepwalking into catastrophe, where people were too apathetic or antipathic towards Jews, a threatened minority, and let that minority be pushed to brink of extinction; the crime called genocide was named for the Holocaust.
May 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
2/n Because it’s a tangible example of a kind of mistake called sleepwalking into catastrophe, where people were too apathetic or antipathic towards Jews, a threatened minority, and let that minority be pushed to brink of extinction; the crime called genocide was named for the Holocaust.
Why should we not forget the Holocaust?
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Because it was one of the most horrific crimes in human history.
Because it was committed by one of the most advanced countries in the world, disproving the idea that more advanced societies are inherently more moral than less advanced societies.
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Because it was one of the most horrific crimes in human history.
Because it was committed by one of the most advanced countries in the world, disproving the idea that more advanced societies are inherently more moral than less advanced societies.
May 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Why should we not forget the Holocaust?
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Because it was one of the most horrific crimes in human history.
Because it was committed by one of the most advanced countries in the world, disproving the idea that more advanced societies are inherently more moral than less advanced societies.
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Because it was one of the most horrific crimes in human history.
Because it was committed by one of the most advanced countries in the world, disproving the idea that more advanced societies are inherently more moral than less advanced societies.
5/n Four stars were made for every Jew. The bill—four cents each—was deposited with the Jews themselves. Dangerous consequences for not wearing the star Shortly after its introduction, there were Jews who refused to wear the star out of shame or anger. However, the Germans could
May 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
5/n Four stars were made for every Jew. The bill—four cents each—was deposited with the Jews themselves. Dangerous consequences for not wearing the star Shortly after its introduction, there were Jews who refused to wear the star out of shame or anger. However, the Germans could
3/n as Jewish. A month later, the Jewish Council was also established: a so-called 'own government' for the Jews. However, this council mainly served to implement anti-Jewish measures.
The production and distribution of the Star of David
For example, on April 29, 1942, the Jewish
The production and distribution of the Star of David
For example, on April 29, 1942, the Jewish
May 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
3/n as Jewish. A month later, the Jewish Council was also established: a so-called 'own government' for the Jews. However, this council mainly served to implement anti-Jewish measures.
The production and distribution of the Star of David
For example, on April 29, 1942, the Jewish
The production and distribution of the Star of David
For example, on April 29, 1942, the Jewish
May 3, 1942
All Jews aged 6 years and older in the Netherlands were required to wear a yellow hexagonal star on their clothing
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The Star of David was introduced almost everywhere in the Nazi Empire. How did this introduction of the Star of David work? As of the 1940s,
All Jews aged 6 years and older in the Netherlands were required to wear a yellow hexagonal star on their clothing
🧵 1/n
The Star of David was introduced almost everywhere in the Nazi Empire. How did this introduction of the Star of David work? As of the 1940s,
May 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
May 3, 1942
All Jews aged 6 years and older in the Netherlands were required to wear a yellow hexagonal star on their clothing
🧵 1/n
The Star of David was introduced almost everywhere in the Nazi Empire. How did this introduction of the Star of David work? As of the 1940s,
All Jews aged 6 years and older in the Netherlands were required to wear a yellow hexagonal star on their clothing
🧵 1/n
The Star of David was introduced almost everywhere in the Nazi Empire. How did this introduction of the Star of David work? As of the 1940s,
“I beg of you, love her like a mother, so that she feels my absence less keenly. Don't tell her where I am. I am sure that there is much courage in her young soul, and many unanswered questions.”
Isabella Fodor's Last Letter
Kolosvar, May 3, 1944
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Isabella Fodor's Last Letter
Kolosvar, May 3, 1944
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May 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“I beg of you, love her like a mother, so that she feels my absence less keenly. Don't tell her where I am. I am sure that there is much courage in her young soul, and many unanswered questions.”
Isabella Fodor's Last Letter
Kolosvar, May 3, 1944
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Isabella Fodor's Last Letter
Kolosvar, May 3, 1944
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On Friday, December 4, 1942, 811 Jews were deported from Westerbork to Auschwitz, including 114 children. There are no known survivors of this transport. 💔
May 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
On Friday, December 4, 1942, 811 Jews were deported from Westerbork to Auschwitz, including 114 children. There are no known survivors of this transport. 💔
7/7 Victim's’ bodies washed ashore for many years. They were buried in mass graves.
L: The Cap Arcona Memorial in Neustadt
R: The Cap Arcona ship's bell, preserved in Hamburg
L: The Cap Arcona Memorial in Neustadt
R: The Cap Arcona ship's bell, preserved in Hamburg
May 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
7/7 Victim's’ bodies washed ashore for many years. They were buried in mass graves.
L: The Cap Arcona Memorial in Neustadt
R: The Cap Arcona ship's bell, preserved in Hamburg
L: The Cap Arcona Memorial in Neustadt
R: The Cap Arcona ship's bell, preserved in Hamburg
On May 3, 1945, the Cap Arcona was bombed by the RAF in the Lübeck Bay
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In early May 1945, the SS loaded some 9,000-10,000 prisoners—most of them evacuated from Neuengamme and its subcamps—onto three ships anchored in the Baltic Sea off the coast of
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In early May 1945, the SS loaded some 9,000-10,000 prisoners—most of them evacuated from Neuengamme and its subcamps—onto three ships anchored in the Baltic Sea off the coast of
May 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
On May 3, 1945, the Cap Arcona was bombed by the RAF in the Lübeck Bay
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In early May 1945, the SS loaded some 9,000-10,000 prisoners—most of them evacuated from Neuengamme and its subcamps—onto three ships anchored in the Baltic Sea off the coast of
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In early May 1945, the SS loaded some 9,000-10,000 prisoners—most of them evacuated from Neuengamme and its subcamps—onto three ships anchored in the Baltic Sea off the coast of
Goose stepping I presume?
May 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Goose stepping I presume?
Deceiving the public
The Nazis depicted Germany as the victim of Allied and Jewish aggression to hide their true ideological goals and to justify war and violence against innocent civilians
Goebbels: “We shall go down in history as the greatest statesmen of all time, or as the greatest criminals."
The Nazis depicted Germany as the victim of Allied and Jewish aggression to hide their true ideological goals and to justify war and violence against innocent civilians
Goebbels: “We shall go down in history as the greatest statesmen of all time, or as the greatest criminals."
May 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Deceiving the public
The Nazis depicted Germany as the victim of Allied and Jewish aggression to hide their true ideological goals and to justify war and violence against innocent civilians
Goebbels: “We shall go down in history as the greatest statesmen of all time, or as the greatest criminals."
The Nazis depicted Germany as the victim of Allied and Jewish aggression to hide their true ideological goals and to justify war and violence against innocent civilians
Goebbels: “We shall go down in history as the greatest statesmen of all time, or as the greatest criminals."
3/n the surveillance of the French police. Police reported that two women died on arrival at the station. At 6:45 a.m., an officer and 33 gendarmes arrived at Le Bourget-Drancy station to escort the convoy to the border. Train designated 902 left Le Bourget-Drancy station
May 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
3/n the surveillance of the French police. Police reported that two women died on arrival at the station. At 6:45 a.m., an officer and 33 gendarmes arrived at Le Bourget-Drancy station to escort the convoy to the border. Train designated 902 left Le Bourget-Drancy station
2/n Rothschild, Lamarck and Guy Petin orphanages. The arrested Jews are interned in the Drancy camp, and are deported in the following weeks. In the early morning of February 11, the Jews were taken from the Drancy camp to the Bourget-Drancy station by means of 12 buses, under
May 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
2/n Rothschild, Lamarck and Guy Petin orphanages. The arrested Jews are interned in the Drancy camp, and are deported in the following weeks. In the early morning of February 11, the Jews were taken from the Drancy camp to the Bourget-Drancy station by means of 12 buses, under
1/n On the night of February 10, 1,549 foreign Jews were apprehended throughout the city of Paris. More than a thousand French police officers take part in the arrests. Hundreds of elderly Jews were detained, as well as about thirty Jews hospitalized and several children placed in the Guy de
May 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
1/n On the night of February 10, 1,549 foreign Jews were apprehended throughout the city of Paris. More than a thousand French police officers take part in the arrests. Hundreds of elderly Jews were detained, as well as about thirty Jews hospitalized and several children placed in the Guy de
Goose stepping I presume?
May 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Goose stepping I presume?
Soon on your timeline … 😉
May 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Soon on your timeline … 😉
On 2 May, 1933, trade union headquarters throughout Germany were occupied, their funds were confiscated, and the unions were officially abolished and their leaders brutally beaten and arrested.
May 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
On 2 May, 1933, trade union headquarters throughout Germany were occupied, their funds were confiscated, and the unions were officially abolished and their leaders brutally beaten and arrested.
He sure loves parades
May 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
He sure loves parades