Neo-Nazi scandal erupts in Dresden - The office seizes Hitler-branded license plates.
In the heart of Dresden, a group of nine men made their way down the road, riding in a repainted military transporter that hailed from Dippoldiswalde, Saxony. This vehicle's registration number was DW-WH 88H.
▶︎ The abbreviation "WH" stood for "Wehrmacht Heer" from 1935 to 1945, while the number 88 held a sinister meaning among neo-Nazis - "Heil Hitler," with the "H" being the eighth letter in the alphabet.
The Forbidden Combination
These License Plates Are Prohibited
Due to their significance during the National Socialist era, combinations of the letters HJ, KZ, NS, SA, and SS are generally no longer issued in Saxony. Furthermore, since February 12, 2021, license plates sporting the letters AH, HH, and HA in conjunction with the numbers 88, 18, 28, 81, 188, 1888, and 8188 have been outlawed in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district.
Before their apprehension, the nine radicals stopped at a local beer garden. One of them sported a steel helmet, another carried a massive Reich flag.
This incident occurred on Father's Day, during which the bucket truck rumbled through Kötzschenbroder Straße alongside the Elbe river. Meanwhile, the neo-Nazis greeted bystanders with a grin as they waved the flag.
Earlier, the group had violated the law by repeatedly giving the Hitler salute and shouting right-wing slogans. The police in Dresden ultimately apprehended them just two streets away from their earlier stop. "The officers have filed charges against nine Germans between the ages of 27 and 58 for using unconstitutional license plates," stated a spokesperson shortly after the arrest.
The police have registered this vehicle as a classic car, while the black, white, and red flag it displayed is not forbidden in Germany, as long as it doesn't bear the imperial eagle emblem. The district office confirmed that the vehicle was formally registered on May 7, 2024 - two days before the controversial drive through Dresden. The license plate numbers were of the owner's personal choosing.
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Source: symclub.org
