1928 , HANNOVER , GERMANY : The gipsy german boxeur Johann Rukeli Trollmann ( 1907 - 1943 ). On 9 June 1933, he fought for the German light-heavywei

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1928 , HANNOVER , GERMANY : The gipsy german boxeur Johann Rukeli Trollmann ( 1907 - 1943 ). On 9 June 1933, he fought for the German light-heavyweight title and won on arian german boxeur Adolf Witt . A new fight was scheduled for 21 July 1933 , with Gustav Eder as Trollmann's opponent. Trollmann, of Sinti heritage , arrived the day of the match with his hair dyed blonde and his face whitened with flour, the caricature of an Aryan . He took the blows of his opponent as he was asked for five rounds before he collapsed. The Gestapo arrested him in June 1942, and he was interned in Neuengamme concentration camp where die aged 35 . - OLOCAUSTO - OLOCAUST - NAZISMO - NAZISM - SINTO - RAZZISMO - RACISM - ZINGARO - SINTI - ROM - BOX - SPORT - BOXEUR - persecuzioni naziste - VICTIM - VITTIMA - campo di concentramento e sterminio --- Archivio GBB

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