Alice Weidel: For her, the defeat of Nazi Germany is no reason to celebrate

For AfD co-leader Alice Weidel, the defeat of Nazi Germany is no reason to celebrate: “Celebrating the defeat of your own country with a former occupying power is something I have personally decided on – also with my father’s escape story – not to take part in it”. The reason for her statement was the question of why she did not attend the reception at the Russian Embassy in May on the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany – unlike co-chair Tino Chrupalla.

Storm of indignation on X

Weidel’s view unsurprisingly caused a storm of indignation. Family Minister Lisa Paus (SPD) wrote on the former Twitter platform X: “Weidel presents the liberation of Nazi Germany by the Allies as a defeat.”

The author and journalist Brockschmidt also writes on of the Nazi regime. Significant.”

The left-wing Bundestag member Susanne Ferschl called the AfD co-leader’s statement a misrepresentation of history and the SPD mayor of Hennef, Mario Dahm, wrote: “Whoever votes for this party is voting for fascists.”

Weidel’s colleague commemorates with Russia

Before the Russian war of aggression, it was common for many German politicians to take part in the Russian celebrations for the liberation of Germany. But now the majority of people are giving up on it – in protest against the war against Ukraine. Anders Weidel’s party colleague Tino Chrupalla. To justify this, he said that it was a day of remembrance “in which German politicians from all parties represented in the Bundestag naturally took part. This dialogue should not be allowed to break down in times of crisis.”