Counter rallies in Kaufbeuren show split between supporters of AfD and locals who acknowledge the Bavarian town’s Nazi past
Soaring church spires, the 1,000-year-old town centre unblemished by second world war bombing or graffiti, snow-capped Alps in the middle distance – Kaufbeuren, in Bavaria, can count many blessings.
Unemployment is in the low single digits, the Luftwaffe backed away from plans to move its training school for Eurofighter and Tornado jet technicians elsewhere and crime is at a historic low.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/26/wealthy-german-town-far-right-on-rise-kaufbeuren-afd-nazis
Author : Deborah Cole in Kaufbeuren, Germany
Publish date : 2024-05-26 04:00:43
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