Hundreds of neo-Nazis march through Dresden accusing Britain of war crimes
Antifa | 13.02.2008 23:31
Hundreds of neo-Nazis (ca. 600 according to some reports) have marched this afternoon through the city of Dresden, Germany. They commemorated the anniversary of the bombing of the town in 1945 by the British Royal Air Force. The RAF, they say, is guilty of a 'Holocaust of Bombs' against the German people. Some 400 anti-fascists protested against historical revisionism.
This morning, neo-Nazis and Dresden citizens had mourned the deaths of war-time Germans together on the Heide-cemetary. Anti-fascist protesters mocked them with paper-RAF planes.
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/391259.html
During the day, thousands of 'ordinary citizens' took part in dozens of official rallies and church services to commemorate the bombing of Dresden. The 'myth of Dresden' as a town of innocent victims is a significant element in the re-construction of German nationalism and a way of 'dealing with the past'.
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/390939.html
This afternoon, then, the neo-Nazis held their own mourning march. It is unclear whether they marched past the new synagoge. By accusing the US and British allies of war crimes and comitting a Holocaust, they are aiming to put the bombing of Dresden and the extermination of 6 million Jews in concentration camps on the same level.
This historical revisionism has drawn anti-fascist protest. 400 Antifas assembled outside the synagoge to prevent any attack or provocation. Their protest, dubbed "It's your own fault" is directed not only against the neo-Nazis but also criticises the new identification of Dresden citizens with the 'German victims of the war'. Later in the evening, anti-fascists attempted to break through to the Nazi demonstration but were stopped by police in riot gear.
Large groups of neo-Nazis are now in the city, waiting for Saturday, when they will try and march again.
Fight fascism, fight anti-Semitism!!!
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/391259.html During the day, thousands of 'ordinary citizens' took part in dozens of official rallies and church services to commemorate the bombing of Dresden. The 'myth of Dresden' as a town of innocent victims is a significant element in the re-construction of German nationalism and a way of 'dealing with the past'.
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/390939.html This afternoon, then, the neo-Nazis held their own mourning march. It is unclear whether they marched past the new synagoge. By accusing the US and British allies of war crimes and comitting a Holocaust, they are aiming to put the bombing of Dresden and the extermination of 6 million Jews in concentration camps on the same level.
This historical revisionism has drawn anti-fascist protest. 400 Antifas assembled outside the synagoge to prevent any attack or provocation. Their protest, dubbed "It's your own fault" is directed not only against the neo-Nazis but also criticises the new identification of Dresden citizens with the 'German victims of the war'. Later in the evening, anti-fascists attempted to break through to the Nazi demonstration but were stopped by police in riot gear.
Large groups of neo-Nazis are now in the city, waiting for Saturday, when they will try and march again.
Fight fascism, fight anti-Semitism!!!
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