Gypsy boxer Rukeli was killed by the Nazis in Neuengamm concentration camp
09 February 1944,
Gypsy boxer Rukeli was killed by the Nazis in the Neuengamm concentration camp. His name was Johann Trollmann and he was of Roma origin. In 1933 he was plundered by German semi-heavy weights, although the Nazi regime removed his title. They called to fight again, but threatened to take off their license if they didn't give up their style. Trollmann is colored yellow and peeled with talc powder, caricaturized the Arian race. He was arrested in 1942 by Gestapo in an operation against the Roma. In the field of concentration, he was forced to fight the officers to humble himself, and after winning the battle with Capo Emil Cornelius, he beat him to death. Romani is one of the martyrs of the people.
Source:
Jitka Votavová, “Rukeli”, or Prisoner Number 9841: Boxing champion Johann Trollmann was yet another victim of forced sterilization and racialization Romea.cz September 9, 2022).
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