Julius Streicher
Biography
Julius Streicher was a notorious German publicist and politician born on February 12, 1885, in Fleinhausen, Bavaria. He rose to prominence as the Gauleiter of Franconia and founder of the virulently antisemitic newspaper Der Stürmer, amassing significant wealth through his publishing firm. Convicted of crimes against humanity after World War II, Streicher was executed by hanging for inciting genocide in 1946, becoming the first Nazi to be held accountable by the Nuremberg Tribunal.