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Germany: Far-right extremist 'Saxon Separatists' stand trial

· By Marcel Fürstenau
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The accused called themselves the "Saxon Separatists" — SS for short. It was an allusion to National Socialism: During the reign of terror under Adolf Hitler from 1933 until the end of World War II in 1945, SS stood for Schutzstaffel, an elite paramilitary organization. It was a central instrument of power and cruci…

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