The German government had prohibited Germans from accepting or keeping any Nobel Prize after jailed peace activist Carl von Ossietzky had received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1935.
Pemerintah Jerman telah melarang warga Jerman untuk menerima atau menyimpan Hadiah Nobel apapun setelah aktivis perdamaian terpidana Carl von Ossietzky menerima Hadiah Nobel Perdamaian pada tahun 1935.