Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2009
Ban of the associated Heimattreue Deutsche Jugend
The Heimattreue Deutsche Jugend, described as a successor continuing elements of the Wiking-Jugend tradition, was banned in March 2009.
1994
Ban as an unconstitutional organization
German authorities prohibited Wiking-Jugend on 10 November 1994 because of its neo-Nazi ideology, organizational activities, and incompatibility with the constitutional order.
1979
Connection to the Wehrsportgruppe Rohwer
Wiking-Jugend members and personnel were connected to the Wehrsportgruppe Rohwer, a militant neo-Nazi group associated with Uwe Rohwer and Michael Kühnen. Participants were prosecuted in the Bückeburg trial for forming a terrorist organization and other offenses.