Talk:Otto Nerz

Nazi Party membership
Dr. Otto Nerz had joined the Nazi Party relatively early, prior to Adolf Hitler gaining power in 1933;...

The well-researched article by Erik Eggers in the Tennis Borussia website contradicts the existing narrative about his membership of the Nazi Party. It states Nerz had joined the SDP in 1919 and that his membership of it would have precluded entry into the Nazi Party under the latter's rules prior to Germany becoming a one (Nazi) party state. However, Nerz did join the SA (Stormtrooper) Nazi paramilitary organisation in 1933 and rose to Obersturmbannfuher rank by end of WWII. He was nonetheless a loyal supporter of the Nazi regime and wrote anti-semitic articles attacking perceived Jewish influence in sport. Cloptonson (talk) 13:33, 21 May 2021 (UTC)