Scandal in Stralsund: Fake Bundeswehr posters against Veteran Day!

Scandal in Stralsund: Fake Bundeswehr posters against Veteran Day!

Stralsund, Deutschland - In Stralsund, a striking protest phenomenon is currently visible. Activists used the public advertising space to point out the upcoming veteran day of the Bundeswehr on June 15 - but with a creative turn. On May 13, posters from the Bundeswehr were removed from at least four closed advertisers in the city of Bundeswehr and replaced by fake posters that transport a clear and provocative message. In these new posters, slogans such as "German mix: Nazis cartridges individual cases" and "hanging with Nazi props?" This form of protest, also known as "adbusting", is intended to question the social perception of the veteran day and is classified as potentially problematic by the police because it could possibly lead to administrative offenses. According to [Ostsee Zeitung] (https://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/lokales/vorpommern-ruegen/stralsund/adbusting-in-stralsund-klivist-klakate-pommen- against-veteranentag-der-Bundeswehr--36ia65yirfdyxe53fpqn5zmrqa.html) fake posters secured as evidence.

The anti-militaristic action network, which includes protest actions, plans to expose the veteran day as a "NaziPrepper Day". The activists hope to bring a fresh wind into the peace movement through such provocations. In addition to hanging out advertising showcases and poster campaigns, a QR code is also offered that leads to further information. In the past, similar protests, such as those from 2021 under the motto "No day of the Bundeswehr!", Were extremely successful and attracted great media attention. Indymedia reports that events are also planned in other cities such as Berlin, Kiel and Hamburg, which are organized by veterans' associations.

creative resistance

The veteran day, which was decided by the Bundestag in 2024, is intended to appreciate active and former soldiers. However, the critics, represented by the anti -militarist action network and other groups, see this a militarization of society, which is favored by war and lobbyism. In a seminar on creative protest, which recently took place in Berlin, some of the central messages were collected that are to be distributed on that day. Participants also discussed the influence of anti -Semitism and sexism within the peace movement. Suggestions such as "Nazis do not make the farm - no to the veteran day" and "Hero worship is like that of 1933" should set the tone for the protest. [ND-Aktuell] (https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/11910077.antimilitarianism-antimilitarianism-creative-creative- against-herokult) emphasizes that the creativity of the forms of protest, such as upgrading and the necessary financial resources, is at the foreground, while at the same time the military presence criticizes in society is.

The police in Stralsund have now started the review whether there is a politically motivated crime. Even if the activists note that adbusting is not punishable as long as no original posters are stolen or advertisements are damaged, the legal Situation remains uncertain. The discussion about the limits of art and protest is also continued in this North German city - with a radical form of resistance to the assumption of militarism in society.