Fascist links: Austria-Germany-Denmark
01 January 1994
A letterbomb campaign against known anti-racists in Austria in December which injured ten people has lead to links being established between fascist groups in Austria, Germany and Denmark.
German fascists have been using a postbox in Randers, Denmark to distribute names, addresses and telephone numbers of 400 German citizens known for their anti-racist and anti-fascist work. The "list" which costs 40 Danish kroner contains information on "political enemies..[who] shall finally be smashed". It lists writers, professors, judges, lawyers, teachers journalists and politicians.
The postbox is owned by the DNSB (Danish National Socialist Movement). The postbox is also used to distribute the fascist journal "Der Einblick" (which has the sub-title: "The nationalistic resistance journal against the growing redfront and anarchist terror"). The person behind this journal is Christian Worch who is based in Hamburg, Germany. Worch is said to be the leader of the German neonazis since the death of Michael Kuhnen in April 1991. He works closely with Henrik A Kristensen, the leader of the DNSB press agency.
The use of a postbox to distribute this material from Denmark has brought its tradition of freedom of speech and non- intervention to the fore. The Danish Minister of Justice, Erling Olsen, after pressure from the German Interior Minister, agreed to investigate the possibility of prosecutions. The "problem" is said to be that the threat posed by the distribution of names affects people outside Denmark. Police investigations in Germany confirmed that from June 1993 fascists had been asked to send in names, addresses, car registration numbers and photos of anti- racists and anti-fascists to the "National Info-telephone" in Mainz, Germany. The information is being collected by the "German Information Service - working group Anti-Antifa". The telephone answering machine says that the information will be distributed in a brochure - one of the outlets being the postbox in Denmark.
This link between German and Danish fascists follows the letterbombs sent to known anti-racists in Austria. Six of the 10 letterbombs were intercepted and defused. Two people from the banned neo-fascist group the "Extra-Parliamentary Opposition" were arrested.
Information 10.12.93; International Herald Tribune, 11.12.93; Statewatch vol 3 no 6; Statewatch contributors in Copenhagen.