Kristi Noem DHS Podium Phrase Sparks Nazi Slogan Claims—Here's What It MeansOnline outrage and historical claims collide after a controversial phrase appears at a DHS press briefing.
By Chelsie Napiza
Published 01/13/26 A
No Verified Nazi Origin Of The Exact Words
Historians and researchers reviewing the claim have found no evidence that 'One of ours, all of yours' was ever a documented slogan used in Nazi propaganda, official speeches or German-language communications from the Third Reich.
While the phrase has been linked rhetorically to historical practices of collective punishment employed by Nazi forces in World War II, the exact English wording does not appear in archives of Nazi orders, speeches or documented slogans.
The concept of collective retaliation was historically practised by German forces, especially in occupied Europe.
For example, after the assassination of SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich in 1942, the Nazis destroyed the Czech village of Lidice and executed its male population in retaliation, with women and children either killed or deported. This atrocity became a stark symbol of Nazi collective punishment.
Additionally, the Nazi regime implemented policies of Sippenhaft, kin liability, which extended punishment to family members of accused individuals, reflecting a broader principle of collective responsibility rather than a specific motto.
Kristi Noem DHS Podium Phrase Sparks Nazi Slogan Claims—Here's What It Means | IBTimes
"One of Ours, All of Yours"
It's also called disproportionate retribution as often used against Palestinian villages who are targeted by settlers. If the goal is to acquire more territory, proportionality isn't sufficient to achieve it. |
