Season 1: In the prime of their lives and careers, boxers’ dreams are snatched and replaced with nightmares. Boxing is no longer for money and pride but for bread scraps and survival. The winner lives another day, the loser is killed.
Dive into the extraordinary stories of boxers’ resilience and courage in the face of incomprehensible terrors. Fighting is no longer confined to boxing rings…it now takes place in Nazi occupied streets and concentration camps.
Each episode features a boxer with a different nationality and unique experience. Some will live, some will die. They will all fight to survive.
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Season 1: In the prime of their lives and careers, boxers’ dreams are snatched and replaced with nightmares. Boxing is no longer for money and pride but for bread scraps and survival. The winner lives another day, the loser is killed.
Dive into the extraordinary stories of boxers’ resilience and courage in the face of incomprehensible terrors. Fighting is no longer confined to boxing rings…it now takes place in Nazi occupied streets and concentration camps.
Each episode features a boxer with a different nationality and unique experience. Some will live, some will die. They will all fight to survive.
Johann Trollmann was born in Germany before the first World War to Sinti parents. Sinti were referred to by the Nazis as: Gypsies - a derogatory term. Much like the Jews, they were a minority group that the Germans disdained. The Nazis viewed them as an inferior race to be detained and murdered.
Nazism and anti-semitism grew rapidly in the 1930s alongside Johanns boxing career. He became a professional boxer, known for his phenomenal footwork and won the German Light Heavyweight Championship. The Nazis revoked his title because he was Sinti. Johann was deported to concentration camps, and recognized as a famous boxer, forced to fight with his life on the line for the amusement of the SS. Besides death fights, Johann faced numerous other horrors including medical experimentation. This is a story of bravery and resilience. The story of Johann Trollmann.
HOLOCAUST HiSTORIES
Season 1: In the prime of their lives and careers, boxers’ dreams are snatched and replaced with nightmares. Boxing is no longer for money and pride but for bread scraps and survival. The winner lives another day, the loser is killed.
Dive into the extraordinary stories of boxers’ resilience and courage in the face of incomprehensible terrors. Fighting is no longer confined to boxing rings…it now takes place in Nazi occupied streets and concentration camps.
Each episode features a boxer with a different nationality and unique experience. Some will live, some will die. They will all fight to survive.
