US EditionFormer German president warns of far right at 80th anniversary of Buchenwald liberation
- Germany marked the 80th anniversary of Buchenwald's liberation in Weimar on Sunday, with warnings against global radicalization.
- The rise of far-right political forces and anti-immigrant sentiment prompted the warnings at the commemoration.
- Politicians, Holocaust survivors, and others attended the ceremony, but a planned speech by Omri Boehm was withdrawn after objections.
- Mario Voigt stated Buchenwald was a place of systematic dehumanization, and Christian Wulff warned against ignoring the far-right AfD.
- Speakers called for democracy and humanity, emphasizing the eternal responsibility to prevent evil from prevailing again.
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Ex-German president warns of far right at 80th anniversary of Buchenwald liberation
VIENNA -- Germany marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis' Buchenwald concentration camp on Sunday as one of the country's former presidents warned against "radicalization and a worldwide shift to the right."
Weimar: Wulff warns of AfD at Buchenwald Memorial
"That's how it started at the time: In Weimar, the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp was commemorated 80 years ago. Old Federal President Christian Wulff also talks about the current political situation in the country.
"Hundreds of deportees came up to us, shouted with joy, and tore the barbed wire rows"
These days 80 years ago, the Second World War entered its decisive phase. This series traces how people experienced the dramatic time. Episode: 11: the liberation of Buchenwald. How the concentration camp prisoners captivated the power in the camp.
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Former German president warns of far right at 80th anniversary of Buchenwald liberation
VIENNA (AP) — Germany marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi’s Buchenwald concentration camp on Sunday, with warnings against global “radicalization and a worldwide shift to the right” The governor of the state of Thuringia Mario Voigt and former German President Christian Wulff spoke at a ceremony in the city of Weimar, attended by scores, including several Holocaust survivors from across Europe. Voigt said that Buchenwald wa…
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