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Austrian neo-Nazi to speak in Berlin

By Thomas Hochwarter

One of Adolf Hitler’s personal bodyguards is to speak at a neo-Nazi rally this week.

Convicted Austrian neo-Nazi Herbert Schweiger, 85, who was a member of the 1st SS Division Leibstandarte - Adolf Hitler’s personal bodyguard regiment – will speak at a rally held by Germany’s neo-Nazi party NPD in Berlin on 1 May.

Schweiger said in a recent interview with British newspaper Daily Mail: "Our time will come. We will soon again have a leader like Adolf Hitler."

When asked who was to blame for the current financial crisis, Schweiger said: "The Jew from Wall Street," adding that "Hitler had the right solutions."

Berlin authorities have said they are monitoring the planned gathering at the NPD’s federal headquarters and police have said they are planning a massive operation ahead of expected demonstrations.

Austrian Times

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