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1939 Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden Kuhn appearing on the street after leaving a courthouse in Webster, Massachusetts, in 1939 Kuhn speaking at a "Bund"-camp-rally. Fritz Julius Kuhn (May 15, 1896 – December 14, 1951) was a German Nazi activist who served as the elected leader of the German American Bund, a German-American Nazi ...
[7] [18] The Bund elected a German-born American citizen Fritz Julius Kuhn as its leader (Bundesführer). [19] Kuhn was a veteran because he served in the Bavarian infantry during World War I and he was also an Alter Kämpfer (old fighter) for the Nazi Party who was granted American citizenship in 1934. Kuhn was initially effective as a leader ...
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More than 20,000 people attended, and Fritz Julius Kuhn was a featured speaker. The Bund billed the event, which took place two days before George Washington's Birthday, as a pro-"Americanism" rally; the stage at the event featured a huge portrait of George Washington with swastikas on each side. [1]
Fritz Kuhn – German American Bund leader [475] Maria Kraus-Boelté – pioneer of Fröbel education in the United States, and helped promote kindergarten training as suitable for study at university level; Herman Lamm – considered the "father of modern bank robbery" Johann Lederer – explorer [476] [477] Jacob Leisler – colonist [478]
Kuhn is a surname of German origin. It may refer to the following: Abraham Kuhn (banker) (1819–1892), German-American founder of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Abraham Kuhn (otolarynologist) (1838–1900), Alsatian otolaryngologist; Adam Kuhn (1741–1817), American naturalist and physicist; Albert Kuhn (1860–1934), Washington state pioneer and businessman
Kuhn, Fritz Julius (1896–1951) Nazism: Fraud in naturalization process. June 1, 1943 [146] Leader of the German American Bund. Jailed as an enemy agent, and deported to Germany in late 1945. Kumpf, Josias (1925–2009) Nazism: SS-Death's Head Guard at Sachsenhausen and Trawniki. [147] May 10, 2005 [148]
In the 1930s, the neighborhood was the home base of Fritz Julius Kuhn's German American Bund, the most notorious pro-Nazi group in 1930s United States, which led to spontaneous protests by other residents. [18] Yorkville was a haven for refugees from Nazi Germany in the 1940s, and from refugees from communist regimes in the 1950s and 1960s.