National Socialism and the Holocaust, the GDR and the peaceful revolution - defining chapters of German history. This film analyzes how the AfD uses this history to make politics. ???? Subscribe to MDR Investigativ now: / @mdrinvestigativ Questioning the culture of remembrance with regard to Nazi crimes is not an isolated opinion in the AfD. This is proven by the research for this film. In the AfD's opinion, how much National Socialism should still be taught in history lessons? How great is the pressure from the right-wing extremist party in Thuringia on the work and the director of the Buchenwald concentration camp memorial? And what is behind the AfD's demands on the subject of culture of remembrance? The AfD repeatedly puts itself in the same league as GDR civil rights activists and the Peaceful Revolution. AfD politicians compare the Office for the Protection of the Constitution with the Stasi and today's Federal Republic of Germany with the SED dictatorship. For historians and civil rights activists who were actively involved in the Peaceful Revolution, this is a distortion of history. How and why is the AfD trying to reinterpret and exploit German history? A film by Jana Merkel, Tim Schulz and Tobias Sylvan. ???? Did you like the film? Then give us a like. 00:00 Intro 01:25 Commemoration of the victims of National Socialism in Torgau, Saxony: What AfD state parliament candidate Tobias Heller writes about the memorial event and the students involved 07:27 What does AfD politician Tobias Heller say about his post being understood as a threat? 08:23 Statement on the SS by Maximilian Krah, AfD top candidate for the European elections 09:07 AfD parliamentary group leader in Thuringia Björn Höcke calls for a 180 degree turn in remembrance policy in 2017 09:33 Hans-Thomas Tillschneider, AfD member of the state parliament, on the culture of remembrance and dealing with the Holocaust 10:41 AfD politician Ralf Stadler, Bavaria criticizes prison sentence for Holocaust denier Ursula Haverbeck 11:51 Scandal at Holocaust commemoration with Charlotte Knobloch in 2019 in the Bavarian state parliament 12:58 Björn Höcke in court 13:20 Alexander Gauland calls Hitler and the Nazis "bird shit" in 2018 13:51 Historical revisionism as a party line - assessment by political scientist Dr. Steffen Kailitz 14:30 Quote on the culture of remembrance from the AfD's basic program 15:42 What does the AfD want to change in history lessons? 15:56 Denny Jankowski, education policy spokesman for the AfD parliamentary group in Thuringia, criticizes that history lessons focus too much on National Socialism 16:42 Louisa Basner, General Secretary of the Federal Student Conference, says why it is important to educate about the Nazi era in lessons 17:50 Which topics are covered in history curricula 18:21 How many teaching hours does AfD education politician Denny Jankowski think are appropriate in history lessons? 19:19 Statement by the History Teachers' Association on the question of whether history lessons are limited to the Nazi era 19:55 Federal Student Conference calls for compulsory visits to concentration camp memorials in secondary schools 20:31 AfD education politician rejects compulsory visits to concentration camp memorials 21:08 Visit to Buchenwald Concentration Camp Memorial 21:33 SS Camp Zoo 22:12 Jens-Christian Wagner, Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora Memorial Foundation reports on increasing historical revisionism and hostility 23:01 In the crematorium, Jens-Christian Wagner explains what remembering the Holocaust has to do with the Basic Law 23:55 Jens-Christian Wagner criticizes the AfD for its handling of the culture of remembrance 25:38 Statement by Stefan Möller, AfD member of the state parliament, on his minor inquiry about the Buchenwald Memorial 26:14 Does the AfD want to fire the director of the Buchenwald Memorial? 27:24 Jens-Christian Wagner explains why AfD politicians are not welcome at commemorative events at the Buchenwald concentration camp memorial 28:36 The GDR 29:04 AfD politicians use GDR comparisons 29:42 Historian Sven Riesel, Saxon Memorials Foundation, considers equating the GDR with today's FRG to be inadmissible 30:10 The former Stasi high-security prison in Bautzen and the role of the Stasi in the GDR 31:59 AfD politicians compare journalistic research with Stasi methods 33:32 No answer from Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel 33:47 AfD politicians put the Office for the Protection of the Constitution close to the Stasi 34:24 Historian Sven Riesel, Saxon Memorials Foundation on the differences between the Stasi and the Office for the Protection of the Constitution 35:12 AfD and the Peaceful Revolution of 1989 36:08 GDR civil rights activist Rainer Eckert criticizes the equation of AfD with revolutionary forces from 1989 #AfD #National Socialism #GDR ???? More from MDR Investigativ? Our podcast: https://www.mdr.de/s/hinterderrecherche On Instagram we are part of Team Recherc