Descendant of Nazi opponent tries to remove right-wing party’s wreath at Hitler plot memorial event
Security officers intervened after the wreath was damaged in a scuffle, and the memorial event went ahead with a speech by Education Minister Karin Prien.
- 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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Descendant of Nazi Opponent Tries to Remove AfD's Wreath
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 a failed attempt to kill Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, the AP reports. Tobias Korenke, a great-nephew of Protestant pastor...
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
The AfD's wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial service for victims of the Nazi resistance continues to draw criticism.
Descendants of resistance fighters against the Nazi regime are resisting the appropriation of their ancestors by right-wing AfD wolves in sheep's clothing.
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