Bit by bit, the brightly lit dining hall of a countryside hotel near Potsdam fills with people. There are about two dozen of them, a mix of AfD members, followers of the Identitarian movement and members of nationalist student fraternities (Burschenschaft). People from the middle classes – doctors, lawyers, politicians and entrepreneurs – are also […]
Fun fact: Hitler tried to seize power in a coup in 1924, was arrested, sentenced to 5 years in prison, and his party banned.
1 year later he was set free, his party reinstated at his wish, and he wasn’t deported despite not being a German citizen at the time.
He could have never seized power without the support of conservatives who saw him as a valuable asset against communism.