{"product_id":"colorized-august-landmesser-photo-luster-prints","title":"Colorized August Landmesser Photo Luster Prints","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn June 13th, 1936, this hero named August Landmesser was working at the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. When you read his story, you'll never forget him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1930s, the fascist mania for Hitler’s regime instituted a law making the infamous “\u003ca title=\"Nazi salute\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_salute\"\u003esieg heil\u003c\/a\u003e” hail victory salute mandatory for Germans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne German named August Landmesser, seen here in this powerful photo refused to obey. His incredible story is one of great courage, sacrifice, and horrific loss in the name of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLandmesser joined the Nazi Party in 1931. But it was the only legal political affiliation one could have in Germany at the time, so he had little choice. In a few year's time, August met the love of his life, Irma Eckler. The only problem was that Erma was Jewish in a time when bigotry in the country was beginning to rage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy 1935, August proposed to Irma. After the engagement was discovered by Nazi Party officials, he was expelled from the party. But that did not stop them, as they decided to file a marriage application in another city, but because of the Nuremberg Laws, the couple was denied. Undeterred by hate, and confident their love could overcome, August and Irma had their first daughter, Ingrid, in October 1935.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn June 13, 1936, Landmesser gave his defiant crossed-arm stance during Hitler’s christening of a new German navy vessel with his 9-month-old daughter and beloved Irma at home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Landmessers attempted to flee Germany for Denmark in 1937 after their second daughter was born. However, disaster struck when the family was captured and detained at the border. August was charged with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rassenschande\"\u003eRassenschande\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eor “dishonoring the race,” under the Nuremberg Laws, but was acquitted a year later. The government, however, instructed August to stop seeing his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLandmesser courageously disobeyed the evil dictates of the Nazi officials and was arrested again in 1938 and sentenced to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.tracesofwar.com\/article\/4726\/Penal-Camp-B%C3%B6rgermoor-Emslandlager-I.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBörgermoor Penal Camp\u003c\/a\u003e. He never saw his family again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gestapo secret police arrested a pregnant Irma. She was moved around to several internment camps: Oranienburg, Lichtenburg, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Ravensbrück (Germany)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishgen.org\/ForgottenCamps\/Camps\/RavensbruckEng.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRavensbrück\u003c\/a\u003e. She gave birth to their daughter Irene in prison.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIrma was transferred from Ravensbrück to the\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bernburg_Euthanasia_Centre\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBernburg death camp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1942, where she was led to the gas chamber along with thousands of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two Landmesser daughters survived the holocaust because of the love and courage of numerous people, though suffered greatly under persecution and physical abuse in orphanages. The youngest, Irene, was amazingly and courageously rescued by a woman as her mates from her orphanage were all sent to be murdered by Nazis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAugust was conscripted by the Nazis and presumed dead in 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAugust’s stance represents not only the heroism of defiance against evil but the toll that defiance can take. He and his family should always be celebrated as martyrs for love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis print has a partly glossy, partly matte finish and it'll add a touch of sophistication to any room.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e • 10 mil (0.25 mm) thick\u003cbr\u003e • Slightly glossy\u003cbr\u003e • Fingerprint resistant\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liberty Maniacs","offers":[{"title":"8″×10″","offer_id":49852931997993,"sku":"1965356_6871","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10″×10″","offer_id":49852932030761,"sku":"1965356_6872","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12″×12″","offer_id":49852932063529,"sku":"1965356_6873","price":19.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12″×16″","offer_id":49852932096297,"sku":"1965356_6875","price":23.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12″×18″","offer_id":49852932129065,"sku":"1965356_6876","price":23.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14″×14″","offer_id":49852932161833,"sku":"1965356_6874","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16″×16″","offer_id":49852932194601,"sku":"1965356_6877","price":24.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16″×20″","offer_id":49852932227369,"sku":"1965356_6878","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18″×18″","offer_id":49852932260137,"sku":"1965356_6879","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18″×24″","offer_id":49852932292905,"sku":"1965356_6880","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24″×36″","offer_id":49852932325673,"sku":"1965356_7845","price":39.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/9860\/3049\/files\/premium-luster-photo-paper-poster-_in_-12x16-transparent-61e8972ad2dd1.jpg?v=1739379410","url":"https:\/\/www.mancaveandapparel.com\/products\/colorized-august-landmesser-photo-luster-prints","provider":"Man Cave And Apparel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}