Hidden Nazi past of German far-right leader's family comes to light
Documents show **Alice Weidel**ʼs grandfather was hand-picked by Hitler as a Nazi judge in Warsaw. The revelation comes as her party AfD gains popularity and prepares for next years elections
New findings show that Alice Weidelʼs grandfather got his job as Warsawʼs chief military judge straight from Hitler (a document with Fuhrers signature proves this fact from late-44)
Hans Weidel worked as legal help for Waffen-SS and joined many nazi groups; he was known to support the party even before it became big-time popular. The military courts where he worked gave out way more death-orders than regular ones — about 50k in total
Due to family discord‚ there was no contact with the grandfather‚ who died in 1985‚ nor was he a topic of conversation in the family
His work got good reviews from higher-ups but nobody knows how many death-sentences he gave out himself. After the war three tries to put him on trial didnt work out — just like with other nazi judges in West Germany
Today Alice Weidel leads AfD party and might run for chancellor next year. She lives in Switzerland with her Sri Lankan wife and thinks Germany should stop focusing on its nazi past. Her party is doing well in polls and even won their first state election in Thuringia
The AfD has weird ideas about German history: their ex-leader called nazi times a “bird poop“ moment in German history and their Thuringia boss said the Holocaust memorial is embarassing
