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"The Name Belongs to Us": Simson Descendant Wants to Put Höcke Personally Into the Barrier if Necessary

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When he sees Björn Höcke on a Simson moped, Dennis Baum literally explodes. The American is a descendant of the Jewish business family Simson. The fact that the AfD uses the cult motorcycles does not go at all. But he makes a concession to the right party.

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When he sees Björn Höcke on a Simson moped, Dennis Baum literally explodes. The American is a descendant of the Jewish business family Simson. The fact that the AfD uses the cult motorcycles does not go at all. But he makes a concession to the right party.

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Björn Höcke uses Simson's cult mopeds for AfD advertising. Dennis Baum is a descendant of the Jewish business family. Here he tells how he learned about Höcke's Simson tours and how he wants to fight back.

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A snag in the gears: Dennis Baum, a descendant of the Jewish Simson family of entrepreneurs, criticizes the AfD and Björn Höcke for campaign appearances with Simson mopeds. In an interview with "Der Spiegel," the 81-year-old accuses the Thuringian party leader, Björn Höcke, of appropriating his family name. He says the party's visions sound to him like a repeat of the 1930s. "And that shouldn't be associated with our name." Baum's ancestors fled…

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Spiegel broke the news in Germany on Sunday, February 22, 2026.
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