#BlohmAndVoss shipyard worker #AugustLandmesser refused the #Nazi salute on #ThisDayInHistory in 1936, during launching of the #HorstWessel — a ship named for an SA thug. Landmesser was later drafted and died on the Eastern Front but his defiance here lives on as a lesson for us.

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1936, at the #BlohmAndVoss shipyard, this picture was taken during launch of the #HorstWessel -- a ship named for an early Nazi thug killed in a brawl. The circled figure was later drafted and died in action, but his defiance here lives on as a lesson.