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CNN —A far-right coalition of parties in the European Parliament has expelled Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) Party following their leading candidate’s comments about Nazi SS soldiers during World War II. “The ID Group no longer wants to be associated with the incidents involving Maximilian KRAH, head of the AfD list for the European elections,” it said. Krah, the AfD’s leading candidate in next month’s European elections, has already been banned from making public appearances by his party, following controversial comments about Nazi SS soldiers in Italian newspaper La Repubblica over the weekend. French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from her National Rassemblement (RN) Party has also said they would no longer sit in the same parliamentary group as the AfD after next month’s elections. CNN’s James Frater reported from London, Nadine Schmidt and Seb Shukla from Berlin, and Barbie Nadeau from Rome.

Persons: ”, –, Maximilian KRAH, Krah, Adolf Hilter, Marine Le, CNN’s James Frater, Nadine Schmidt, Seb Shukla, Barbie Nadeau Organizations: CNN, Nazi SS, Democracy Group, La Repubblica, SS, Schutzstaffel, Rassemblement, Party Locations: Germany, London, Berlin, Rome

☆ Adidas Stops Customization of Germany Jersey for Fear of Nazi Symbolism
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Christopher F. Schuetze | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The sports apparel giant Adidas abruptly stopped the sale of German soccer jerseys created with the player number “44” this week because the figure, when depicted in the official lettering of the uniform’s design, too closely resembled a well-known Nazi symbol. The emblem is one of dozens of Nazi symbols, phrases and gestures that are banned in Germany. The country’s soccer federation, which is responsible for the design, said Monday any similarity to the logo created by the design’s numbering was unintentional. “None of the parties involved saw any proximity to Nazi symbolism in the creation process of the jersey design,” the DFB, the German Football Association, said in a statement on X on Monday. 4” was being created in time for use in the team’s coming games.

Persons: ” Organizations: Adidas, SS, Schutzstaffel, Nazi, DFB, German Football Association Locations: European, Germany

☆ Adidas is banning the number '44' on German soccer team jerseys over concerns that the design looks like the Nazi SS flag
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

People say it looks like a lightning bolt from the SS, a Nazi unit in World War II. Adidas said it's blocked fans from making jerseys with the "44," and an alternative design is being developed. AdvertisementAdidas has removed the option for fans to customize their soccer jerseys with the number "44" amid concerns that a design for the German national team resembles a Nazi symbol. Known widely as the SS, this unit was responsible for many of the war crimes and atrocities committed by Nazi Germany in World War II. DAMIEN MEYER/AFP via Getty ImagesAdidas told the BBC that the jerseys were designed by the German Football Association and weren't intentionally made to look like the SS logo.

Persons: it's, —, Adolf Hitler, Michael König, DAMIEN MEYER, weren't Organizations: German, soccer, SS, Nazi, Adidas, Service, German Football Association, Schutzstaffel, Getty, BBC, Union of European Football Associations, Nike, Business Locations: Nazi Germany, Germany, Nazi SS, Ploeuc, Saint, France, Herzogenaurach

☆ Germany to redesign Adidas soccer jersey numbering amid Nazi symbol controversy
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —German soccer authorities will redesign the number “4” on the country’s national jerseys amid claims it resembles a logo used by Nazi paramilitary units. The DFB unveiled Germany’s new uniforms, which will be worn by both men’s and women’s teams, in late March. Less than two weeks ago, the DFB announced that Nike will take over from Adidas as the German soccer team’s official shirt supplier from 2027. Adidas has produced the country’s jerseys since the 1950s, during which time the men’s team (either as Germany or West Germany) has claimed four World Cups. The logo was so widely used at the time that some German typewriters were produced with a stylized “SS” key.

Persons: Oliver Bruggen, Adolph Hitler, Walter Heck, Hitler, Guido von Organizations: CNN, Nazi, German Football Association, DFB, Schutzstaffel, UEFA, Adidas, Reuters, France, UEFA European, Nike, soccer, SS Locations: Germany, West Germany, Austrian

☆ Former pupils have called on a private school to apologize for hiring a former Nazi SS officer who abused students
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Former pupils at a school in Ireland are demanding an apology over a former WWII Nazi teacher's bullying. Louis Feutren worked as a French teacher at a Dublin school despite having been a Nazi collaborator. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementFormer pupils at a private school in Dublin, Ireland, are demanding that the institution apologize for a former teacher's bullying and physical abuse. Kieran Owens, a student at the school from 1966, told The Guardian that "no one would consider crossing" the French teacher.

Persons: Louis Feutren, —, Feutren, Bezen Perrot, Uki, Goñi, Kieran Owens, St Conleth's Organizations: Service, St Conleth's College, Guardian, Breton, Schutzstaffel, St Conleth's, Nazi, University of Galway, St, Irish Times, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Locations: Ireland, Nazi, Dublin, France, Wales, Feutren

☆ Australia to ban swastika, SS sign citing rise of far-right
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, June 8 (Reuters) - Australia said on Thursday it would introduce laws to the parliament next week banning public displays and sales of Nazi hate symbols, citing a rise in far-right activities at home. A ban on the Nazi salute will not be added to the federal law, the attorney-general said. Australia's spy agency has been warning far-right groups were on the rise in Australia and that they had become more organised and visible. Last year, a soccer fan who gave the salute at the Australia Cup final was banned for life from any games sanctioned by Football Australia. Dreyfus said all Australian states and territories had either passed laws or announced plans to ban Nazi symbols, and the proposed federal laws will mesh with the states'.

Persons: We've, Mark Dreyfus, we've, Dreyfus, Renju Jose, Michael Perry Organizations: SYDNEY, Nazi, Channel Seven, Australia, Football Australia, Thomson Locations: Australia, Melbourne, Sydney

☆ Capitol rioter who wore 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt over 'SS' T-shirt on Jan. 6 is sentenced to 75 days
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A man who wore a Nazi-themed outfit at the Capitol riot was sentenced this week to 75 days in jail. The man's sentence is longer than most others' who pleaded guilty to the same misdemeanor charge. At least 910 people have been arrested in connection with the Capitol riot thus far. Robert Keith Packer pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor trespassing charge in January after striking a plea deal with the Justice Department last year. At least 910 people have been arrested in connection to the Capitol riot thus far, and nearly 400 people have pleaded guilty.

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