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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWas a German Football Club Banned After Failing to Give a Nazi Salute?
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This is a genuine newspaper clipping. It was published in the Australian newspaper the Advocate on 9 January 1934, and was archived (and digitized) by the National Library of Australia. We also found several other versions of this story in a variety of newspapers, such as the New York Daily News and the Montana Standard.
However, viewers who merely glanced at this clipping may have been left with a few misconceptions. This incident took place in France, not Germany, and unlike the NFL players who knelt during the national anthem in the United States, this team was not protesting the Nazi regime. In fact, FC Karlsruhe was one of the teams who readily adhered to Nazi policies (such as expelling Jewish players) in the 1930s.
The Karlsruhe Football Club was scheduled to play in Metz, France on Christmas day in 1933. The French players reportedly threatened not to play the match if the Germans used the Nazi salute. The Karlsruhe players were also also reportedly worried that the salute could cause fans to riot, and decided to forego the Nazi salute in order to play the match; when word reached Berlin, the team was banned from playing outside of Germany for a year.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/german-football-club-banned-failing-give-nazi-salute/
This is a genuine newspaper clipping. It was published in the Australian newspaper the Advocate on 9 January 1934, and was archived (and digitized) by the National Library of Australia. We also found several other versions of this story in a variety of newspapers, such as the New York Daily News and the Montana Standard.
However, viewers who merely glanced at this clipping may have been left with a few misconceptions. This incident took place in France, not Germany, and unlike the NFL players who knelt during the national anthem in the United States, this team was not protesting the Nazi regime. In fact, FC Karlsruhe was one of the teams who readily adhered to Nazi policies (such as expelling Jewish players) in the 1930s.
The Karlsruhe Football Club was scheduled to play in Metz, France on Christmas day in 1933. The French players reportedly threatened not to play the match if the Germans used the Nazi salute. The Karlsruhe players were also also reportedly worried that the salute could cause fans to riot, and decided to forego the Nazi salute in order to play the match; when word reached Berlin, the team was banned from playing outside of Germany for a year.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/german-football-club-banned-failing-give-nazi-salute/
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Was a German Football Club Banned After Failing to Give a Nazi Salute? (Original Post)
oberliner
May 2018
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rzemanfl
(29,554 posts)1. The article was posted here. n/t
Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)2. It was a shameful analogy anyway.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)3. Yes, I agree