Fritz Julius Kuhn (1896–1951) was the leader of the German American Bund, prior to World War II. Fritz Kuhn was a very effective leader. The Bund had untold thousands of American members and even more supporters. Fritz Kuhn was invited to meet Adolf Hitler on July 26, 1936, at the Reich Chancellery in Berlin. On February 20, 1939, Kuhn held the largest and highly publicized rally in the Bund’s history. It was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Tens of thousands attended to hear Kuhn speak. His popularity made him a top enemy of the dark powers-that-be. On December 5, 1939, Kuhn was sentenced to two and a half to five years in prison. Although the tyrants would continue to arrest and attack him until his death
