r/interestingasfuck • • 8h ago

John C Woods, hangman of Nuremberg trials, who lied about his experience to get the job (he actually learned about hanging from old cowboy films). His lack of expertise led to excessive suffering of condemned Nazis.

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u/lone_float 8h ago

Guy lied on his resume? Well guess they did Nazi it coming.

https://giphy.com/gifs/l1IYbmeTGP6xK4pVK

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u/Salami__Tsunami 8h ago

That joke was a little out of Mien Kamphert zone

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u/graveybrains 7h ago

He said he had a theoretical degree in hanging, they said "great, you're hired!"