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2026-01-12 09:32:17

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Nazi Scandal in the German Army

Germany’s armed forces are now rocked by a series of allegations targeting the 26th Paratrooper Regiment based in Zweibrücken (Rhineland-Palatinate), at the Niederauerbach barracks. The accusations form an explosive mix: far-right extremism, sexual assault and harassment, violent rituals, drug use and trafficking, and Nazi-style provocations — including unconstitutional symbols, Hitler salutes, and even what some sources describe as a “Nazi party.”

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According to the information available so far, the case involves roughly 200 recorded or examined incidents, with multiple layers of investigation in motion.

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The scandal appears to have gained momentum after several complaints were filed in June with the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, particularly by female soldiers from the regiment.

Their accounts describe a climate of sexism, misogyny, and exhibitionism — and, more disturbingly, allegations of shower photos taken without consent, suspected assaults, and remarks trivializing sexual violence, sometimes even within hierarchical or institutional settings. On the ideological side, a core group has been described as an “openly antisemitic far-right clique,” with antisemitic acts and explicitly Nazi-style performances.

A sense of déjà vu: the KSK precedent

For many observers, the affair immediately recalls the scandals that rocked the Special Forces Command (KSK), an elite Bundeswehr unit long seen as particularly vulnerable to far-right infiltration.

In 2017, at a farewell party near Sindelfingen, the commander of KSK’s 2nd Company was reported by an eyewitness — and later supported by material evidence — to have repeatedly performed the Hitler salute to the sound of far-right rock music. The scene, later revealed by investigative journalists, took place in front of around sixty active and retired soldiers.

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A wider problem: far-right extremism in the Bundeswehr

The Zweibrücken case fits a broader pattern. Figures cited point to 280 far-right incidents recorded across the Bundeswehr last year, and 97 soldiers dismissed for far-right extremism in 2024 — up from 62 the year before.

Some commentators reject the idea of “isolated cases.” In their view, the rising number of reports reflects both a more brazen radicalization and the limits of a system that too often reacts too late, minimizes problems, or protects the institution rather than the victims.