Heinz "Saddi" Dörmer[1] (8 January 1912 – 28 September 1998) was a German man who was imprisoned by the Nazis for homosexuality under Paragraph 175. He was repeatedly released and rearrested, spending more than ten years in a variety of concentration camps and prisons.[2]
Dörmer was born in Berlin, Germany. Deeply involved with church youth groups as a child, by age fifteen, he was frequenting Berlin's gay bars. Dörmer was 10 years old when he joined the German Youth Movement in 1922. In 1929, he founded his own youth group, called the "Wolfsring" (lit. "ring of wolves"), which combined sexual affairs, amateur theater performances, and travel. In 1932, he was promoted to youth leader and worked in the scout movement at a national level. He and his group tried to stay independent, but in October 1933 they were forced to join the Hitler Youth.[3]
Imprisonmentsedit
In April 1935, Dörmer was accused of homosexual activities with members of his troop,[3] and from 1941 to 1944 he was imprisoned, for corrupting the youth, at Neuengamme concentration camp, a "holding tank for homosexuals, politicals, and non-German aliens."[4]
Post-war lifeedit
After the war, Dörmer spent another eight years in prison on various charges. After his final release in 1963, he returned to Berlin to live with his father, who died in 1970. His 1982 application for reparations from the German government was rejected. He died in 1998, but made an appearance in the 2000 documentary film Paragraph 175, which portrays survivors of persecution then-authorized under the German anti-male homosexuality law of the same name.[3]
^Breyvogel, Wilfried (2017). Pfadfinderische Beziehungsformen und Interaktionsstile: Vom Scoutismus über die bündische Zeit bis zur Missbrauchsdebatte (in German). Springer-Verlag. p. 183. ISBN9783658182670. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^Grau, Günter; Lautmann, Rüdiger (2011). Lexikon zur Homosexuellenverfolgung 1933-1945: Institutionen-Kompetenzen-Betätigungsfelder (in German). LIT Verlag Münster. p. 78. ISBN9783825897857. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^Senelick, Laurence (22 May 2000). "Chapter 14: Amateur hour". The changing room: sex, drag and theatre. Routledge. p. 363. ISBN978-0-415-15986-9. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
heinz, dörmer, heinz, saddi, dörmer, january, 1912, september, 1998, german, imprisoned, nazis, homosexuality, under, paragraph, repeatedly, released, rearrested, spending, more, than, years, variety, concentration, camps, prisons, contents, early, life, impri. Heinz Saddi Dormer 1 8 January 1912 28 September 1998 was a German man who was imprisoned by the Nazis for homosexuality under Paragraph 175 He was repeatedly released and rearrested spending more than ten years in a variety of concentration camps and prisons 2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Imprisonments 3 Post war life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editDormer was born in Berlin Germany Deeply involved with church youth groups as a child by age fifteen he was frequenting Berlin s gay bars Dormer was 10 years old when he joined the German Youth Movement in 1922 In 1929 he founded his own youth group called the Wolfsring lit ring of wolves which combined sexual affairs amateur theater performances and travel In 1932 he was promoted to youth leader and worked in the scout movement at a national level He and his group tried to stay independent but in October 1933 they were forced to join the Hitler Youth 3 Imprisonments editIn April 1935 Dormer was accused of homosexual activities with members of his troop 3 and from 1941 to 1944 he was imprisoned for corrupting the youth at Neuengamme concentration camp a holding tank for homosexuals politicals and non German aliens 4 Post war life editAfter the war Dormer spent another eight years in prison on various charges After his final release in 1963 he returned to Berlin to live with his father who died in 1970 His 1982 application for reparations from the German government was rejected He died in 1998 but made an appearance in the 2000 documentary film Paragraph 175 which portrays survivors of persecution then authorized under the German anti male homosexuality law of the same name 3 See also editKarl Gorath Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi GermanyReferences edit Breyvogel Wilfried 2017 Pfadfinderische Beziehungsformen und Interaktionsstile Vom Scoutismus uber die bundische Zeit bis zur Missbrauchsdebatte in German Springer Verlag p 183 ISBN 9783658182670 Retrieved 16 August 2017 Grau Gunter Lautmann Rudiger 2011 Lexikon zur Homosexuellenverfolgung 1933 1945 Institutionen Kompetenzen Betatigungsfelder in German LIT Verlag Munster p 78 ISBN 9783825897857 Retrieved 16 August 2017 a b c Heinz Dormer Pink Triangle org Senelick Laurence 22 May 2000 Chapter 14 Amateur hour The changing room sex drag and theatre Routledge p 363 ISBN 978 0 415 15986 9 Retrieved 12 December 2009 External links editHeinz Dormer biography on Pink Triangle org Poignant Documentary Recalls Nazis Gay Victims Biography on Internet Movie Database nbsp nbsp This German biographical article related to crime is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heinz Dormer amp oldid 1139956483, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
