Politics

Father's Nazi Past Threatens Schwarzenegger Campaign

ARNOLD Schwarzenegger’s bid to become governor of California could be overshadowed by Jewish groups investigating the Nazi past of the film star’s father. Gustav Schwarzenegger joined the Sturmabteilung, or SA - the notorious Nazi storm troopers also known as brownshirts - on 1 May, 1939, the year after Germany annexed Austria and six months after the brownshirts played a crucial role in the bloody Kristallnacht riots. Posted by Editor at August 25, 2003 09:09 AM