Descendant of Nazi opponent tries to remove right-wing party’s wreath at Hitler plot memorial event
Security staff intervened after Tobias Korenke tried to remove the party’s wreath, and it was damaged during the scuffle, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Tobias Korenke, a great-nephew of Protestant theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, attempted to remove a wreath placed by the Alternative for Germany at a Berlin commemoration event, sparking a scuffle.
- The event marked the 82nd anniversary of the July 20, 1944, failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler by Claus Schenk Graf and Wehrmacht officers who sought to overthrow National Socialist rule and end the Second World War.
- Security staff intervened as the wreath was damaged during the scuffle. Korenke told DPA, "Many descendants, including me, feel a really great anger when we see that the AfD is laying wreaths here."
- In separate political developments, the CDU/CSU parliamentary group will meet next Wednesday to choose a successor to Jens Spahn, who is stepping down as group leader.
- Although the Mritz National Park wildfire is extinguished, the Schwerin Ministry of the Environment warned that hazards remain due to leftover ammunition in the affected area.
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Anti-Nazi advocate tries to remove AfD lei at Hitler event
A descendant of an executed opponent of the Nazis tried to remove a wreath from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party at an event in Berlin marking the 82nd anniversary of a failed attempt to kill Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.Tobias Korenke, a great-nephew of Protestant pastor and theologi
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VINnewsDescendant of Nazi opponent tries to remove far-right party’s wreath at Hitler plot memorial event
A descendant of an executed opponent of the Nazis tried to remove a wreath from the far-right Alternative for Germany party at an event in Berlin marking the 82nd anniversary...
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Descendant of Nazi opponent tries to remove far-right party's wreath at Hitler plot memorial event
A descendant of an executed opponent of the Nazis tried to remove a wreath from the far-right Alternative for Germany party at an event in Berlin marking the 82nd anniversary of the failed attempt to kill Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.
Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
Descendant of a Nazi resistance fighter tries to remove AfD's wreath from a commemorative event, CDU/CSU group to choose a new leader next week, forest fire in Müritz National Park is extinguished and more news from Germany on Tuesday, July 21st.
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