National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) Demonstration in Dresden (February 13, 2005)
Abstract
German right-wing groups tried to profit politically from the country’s broad rejection of American policies in the Middle East. Here, the National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) seized upon the 60th anniversary of the Allied bombing of Dresden during the Second War, treating it as an opportunity to critique American foreign policy, past and present. The proclamation on the banner “No more bomb terror” cynically evoked the catchphrases of the German left (“Never again Auschwitz” and “Never again war”).
Source
Source: February 13, 2005, Dresden, Saxony—NPD march through the city center to mark the 60th anniversary of the bombing of Dresden. The demonstration was led (from left to right) by NPD faction leader in Saxony Holger Apfel, along with Gerhard Frey, Udo Voigt, and Franz Schönhuber. They carry a banner reading “No more bomb terror.” Photo: Trappe.
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Further Reading
David P. Conradt, Gerald R. Kleinfeld, and Christian Søe, eds., A Precarious Victory: Schroeder and the German Elections of 2002. New York: Berghahn Books, 2004.
Jörg Echternkamp and Stefan Martens, eds., Experience and Memory: The Second World War in Europe. New York: Berghahn Books, 2013.
Christina Morina, Legacies of Stalingrad: Remembering the Eastern Front in Germany since 1945. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Maja Zehfuss, Wounds of Memory: The Politics of War in Germany. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007.