German soldiers who sang antisemitic and racist songs to be “vigorously prosecuted and punished”
German soldiers who sang antisemitic and racist songs are to be “vigorously prosecuted and punished”, according to the country’s Defence Minister.
The allegations relate to a party held by German soldiers stationed in Lithuania at a hotel in April.
Three soldiers have been summoned home, with an ongoing investigation to identify other suspects.
“Whatever happened is in no way acceptable,” Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said, adding that those implicated would be “vigorously prosecuted and punished,” she added.
Last year, she ordered the partial dissolution of a commando unit after reports that some of its members harboured neo-Nazi sympathies.
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