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German American Bund
| German American Bund | |
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| Amerikadeutscher Volksbund | |
 Flag of the German American Bund | |
| Also known as | German American Federation |
| Leader | Fritz Julius Kuhn |
| Foundation | March 19, 1936 |
| Dissolved | December 1941[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Active regions | New York,[2] Pennsylvania, New Jersey, California and the Midwest |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Major actions | |
| Status | Defunct |
| Size | ~25,000[4] |
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The German American Bund, or the German American Federation (German: Amerikadeutscher Bund, Amerikadeutscher Volksbund, AV), was a German-American Nazi organization which was established in 1936 as a successor to the Friends of New Germany (FONG, FDND in German). The organization chose its new name in order to emphasize its American credentials after the press accused it of being unpatriotic. The Bund was allowed to consist only of American citizens of German descent.[6] Its main goal was to promote a favorable view of Nazi Germany.
- ^ Bell, L. V. (1970). "The Failure of Nazism in America: The German American Bund, 1936-1941". Political Science Quarterly. 85 (4): 598. doi:10.2307/2147597. JSTOR 2147597.
- ^ Federal Bureau of Investigation. "German American Federation/Bund Part 11 of 11". Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- ^ "American Nazi organization rally at Madison Square Garden, 1939". Rare Historical Photos. February 19, 2014.
- ^ "German American Bund". Holocaust Encyclopedia. July 2, 2016.
- ^ William, Chris (November 12, 2019). "The German American Bund: The Enemy Within". Military Trader/Vehicles. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
Gau USA was a domestic offshoot of the German Nazi party and took orders from its superiors in the old Fatherland. Because of internal issues and a lack of adequate organization, Gau USA was ordered dissolved in 1933 when Hitler came to power. In April 1933, the Gau USA Detroit leader, Heinz Spanknobel, traveled to Germany and was granted permission to reorganize a new group in the US. The following July, he formed Die Freunde des Neuen Deutschland (FDND — The Friends of the New Germany). Many of the old Teutonia Club and Gau USA leaders were brought in to help run the new organization under the strict guidance of Spanknobel. However, due to poor management skills, overbearing direction, and political wrangling, Spanknobel left the US and was later replaced by Teutonia founder, Fritz Gissibl.
- ^ Van Ells, Mark D. (August 2007). "Americans for Hitler – The Bund". America in WWII. Vol. 3, no. 2. pp. 44–49. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
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