Nationalism and the duels of sables: the fraternities of students who serve as the "quarry 'of AfD

From the 'burschenschaften' there are dozens of politicians from the German extreme right. Secret services monitor some of these hermandades and their members for their radical ideology

Published on The Global News Feed: 8 Nov 2026, 05:15 UTC

Nationalism and the duels of sables: the fraternities of students who serve as the "quarry 'of AfD Image credit: Patricia Sevilla Ciordia (Patricia Sevilla Ciordia)

From the 'burschenschaften' there are dozens of politicians from the German extreme right. Secret services monitor some of these hermandades and their members for their radical ideology