Armin T. Wegner

Armin T. Wegner (October 16, 1886 – May 17, 1978) was a soldier in World War I, a writer and a co-creator of German Expressionism, a political activist for Armenian and Jewish human rights, and a victim of Nazi persecution.

He was a war reporter for several German newspapers at the same time. While staying in Turkey, he saw the genocide of Armenians with his own eyes.

After Hitler came to power, Wegner was against the fascists, and spoke against the treatment of Jews. After writing a letter to Hitler, he was arrested and tortured. Wegner survived and escaped and was based in England, and in Italy after the end of World War II.

 Other websites 
Armin T. Wegner Society 
Biography of Armin T. Wegner
Armin T. Wegner  at Yad Vashem website

Category:1886 births
Category:1978 deaths
Category:Armenian genocide
Category:German journalists
Category:German people of World War II
Category:German political activists
Category:Writers from North Rhine-Westphalia
Category:Holocaust survivors
Category:Humanitarians