German Far-Right AfD Leader Goes on Trial Over Nazi Slogan Use
- Hoecke appears in court for saying “Alles für Deutschland”
- Slogan was a catchphrase of the militant arm of the Nazis
One of the most prominent regional leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany party goes on trial on Thursday for using a Nazi slogan at a party rally.
Bjoern Hoecke, the head of the AfD in the eastern state of Thuringia, was charged a year ago for using the catchphrase “Alles für Deutschland” — everything for Germany — in a speech at a party rally in May 2021. The slogan was used by the militant arm of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party in the 1920s and early 1930s.