People's Court (Germany)
Instrument of judicial murder in Nazi Germany
People's Court (Germany)
The People's Court (German: Volksgerichtshof pronounced [ˈfɔlksɡəˌʁɪçt͡shoːf] ; VGH) was a tribunal established in Nazi Germany in 1934 to try political crimes such as treason. It became one of the most notorious instruments of Nazi state terror, and is associated with summary justice, execution, and denial of civil and legal rights. The court was created on 24 April 1934, in response to acquittals in the Reichstag fire trial, and building on precedents such as the Bavarian People's Court. Based on factors such as the stab-in-the-back myth, the Enabling Act, and the Führerprinzip, the court aimed to impose severe penalties on the Nazis’ enemies under a façade of legality. Initially the court maintained some semblance of legal procedure but progressively abandoned all pretense of independence. During the 1936–1942 presidency of Otto Georg Thierack the court expanded its jurisdiction and openly declared itself a political weapon. With the start of World War II, prosecutions grew exponentially...
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