A descendant of an executed opponent of the Nazis tried to remove a wreath from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party at an event in Berlin marking the 82nd anniversary of a failed attempt to kill Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.Tobias Korenke, a great-nephew of Protestant pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, attempted to remove the wreath from the parliamentary group of AfD at Monday’s event at the site where the main plotters were executed, German news agency DPA reported. Security officers intervened, and the wreath was damaged in the scuffle.
Tobias Korenke, center, grandnephew of Protestant pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, tries to remove a wreath of the far-right Alternaltive for Germany party on Monday during a memorial event held by the federal government in the courtyard of the Bendlerblock of the Ministry of Defense marking the 82nd anniversary of a failed attempt to kill Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.
“Many descendants, myself included, feel really great anger when we see AfD laying wreaths here,” Korenke said. “We will not accept this.”AfD finished second in last year’s German national election and is now the biggest opposition party. It hopes to secure its first-ever state governor when three regions vote in September. The party vehemently rejects accusations of extremism.
