Julius Streicher

Born

February 12, 1885

Died

October 16, 1946 (aged 61)

Known as

politician, journalist, publisher, editor

Julius Sebastian Streicher was a German publicist, politician, and convicted war criminal. A member of the Nazi Party, he served as the Gauleiter of Franconia and a member of the Reichstag, the national legislature. He was the founder and publisher of the virulently antisemitic newspaper Der Stürmer, which became a central element of the Nazi propaganda machine. The publishing firm made Streicher a multimillionaire.

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