others continued to claim the death penalty, which in some cases actually was given, using laws for aggravated punishment if using war-time brownout to commit the "offense" (on which pretext Leo Katzenberger e. g. was killed), if being a "dangerous habitual criminal", and the like. For the justification of death sentences, ordinances with broad elements of fact such as the "Verordnung gegen Volksschädlinge", which came into force on 7 September 1939, were also used. See also Polish decrees by Nazi Germany for the workers (Zivilarbeiter) used as slave labor. Race traitor Racial hygiene, state-sanctioned policies in the early 20th century. Nazi propaganda used by the Nazi Party in Germany (1933–1945). References Informational notes Citations External links Antisemitism in Germany Law in Nazi Germany Nazi eugenics Nazi terminology Sex crimes in Germany