Neo-Nazi Gatherings at Hess Grave Forbidden
Associated Press
WUNSIEDEL, West Germany —
The Bavarian town where former Nazi Deputy Fuehrer Rudolf Hess is buried today banned neo-Nazi demonstrations on the anniversary of his death.
Hess, who was serving a life sentence in West Berlin’s Spandau prison for war crimes, died last Aug. 17 at 93. Wunsiedel authorities said right-wing extremists gave notice that they planned to demonstrate Wednesday.
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