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| Region | Austria |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | Mar 12, 1938 |
| End Date | Apr 27, 1945 |
| Description | Austria joined to Nazi Germany, which is homosexualty is illegal and has death penalty. During Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior between men. Imprisonment was to range from three months to ten years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to. |
| Sources | https://lexetius.com/StGB/175,6 |
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| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | Mar 12, 1938 |
| End Date | Apr 27, 1945 |
| Description | Austria joined to Nazi Germany, which is homosexualty is illegal and has death penalty. During Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior between men. Imprisonment was to range from three months to ten years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to. |
| Sources | https://lexetius.com/StGB/175,6 |