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Robert Ley (German:; 15 February 1890 – 25 October 1945) was a German politician during the Nazi era, who headed the German Labour Front during its entire existence, from 1933 to 1945.
Robert Ley (born Feb. 15, 1890, Niederbreidenbach, Ger.—died Oct. 25, 1945, Nürnberg) was a Nazi politician and head of German labour, who helped supervise the recruitment of slave labour during World War II.
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Robert Ley. In the immediate aftermath of the Holocaust, the world was faced with a challenge—how to hold individually accountable those German leaders who were responsible for the commission of monstrous crimes against humanity and international peace.
Ley is best known for heading the German Labour Front (DAF), the Nazi-run workers’ union formed in mid-1933. Under his command the DAF changed workplace culture, fixed wages, reduced workers’ rights and grew to more than 25 million members.
Nazi politician Robert Ley – one of the most famous people in Germany on the eve of World War II – died on this day. Namely, Adolf Hitler personally appointed Robert Ley on the high function of the German Labor Front (Deutsche Arbeitsfront – DAF).
Robert Ley joined the Nazi party in the early 1920s and was a member of the Reichstag in the early 1930s (Robert Ley, Head of the German Labor Front). According to Monteath, he was rewarded for his leadership of the German Labour Front and the organisation’s ability to coordinate existing trade unions and keep German labour under Nazi control.
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Robert Ley joined the Nazi Party in the 1920s and held a series of party offices, including the position staff chief of NSDAP political organizations. From 1930 on, he was also a member of the Reichstag.
