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05-12-2020 | 14:05 PM

Wolf Brigade 44 

Context:

• Brigade 44 openly pledged allegiance to the leader of the Nazi regime, Adolf Hitler. It seeks to put an end to the democratic form of governance in Germany while propagating racism and anti-Semitism.

• This group, along with its symbols, was prohibited by the German Government, which includes a skull with two pomegranates marked with the number 44.

• Wolf Brigade 44, according to the German government, wanted a Nazi state. During the raid operation, the German police found Nazi symbols from 11 members of the 44th Wolf Brigade.

• The German government is completely against organisations that propagate re-establishment of Nazi state in the country. 

About Wolf Brigade 44:

• The Wolf Brigade 44 publicly declared loyalty to Adolf Hitler and propagated anti-Semitism and bigotry. It said that it was seeking to bring an end to the democratic rule in the world. For these reasons, the Wolf Brigade 44 was outlawed in Germany.

• The Wolf Brigade 44 implicitly hinted that it was part of the Nazi Paramilitary SS that was formed during the Second World War. This paramilitary group was especially violent and bore the name of Oskar Dirlewanger.

Oskar Dirlewanger

• He was the founder and commander of Nazi SS penal unit. He fought World War I and the Spanish Civil War. In 1944, Dirlewanger participated in the Wola Massacre shooting 40,000 civilians.

Adolf Hitler

• He was a German politician ad leader of the Nazi party. In 1913, Hitler moved to Germany. In 1919, he joined the German’s Worker Party, the precursor of the Nazi party. 

• He became the chancellor of Germany in 1933. He was born in Austria. ‘’Mein Kampf” was the autobiography written by Hitler. 

• Hitler initiated World War II in 1939 by invading Poland. He openly declared that Britain is Germany’s enemy. Hitler committed suicide on 30th April, 1945.