Artgemeinschaft

Artgemeinschaft Germanic Faith Community
Artgemeinschaft Germanische Glaubens-Gemeinschaft
AbbreviationAG GGG
LeaderJürgen Rieger (1989–2009)
FounderWilhelm Kusserow
Founded1951
BannedSeptember 2023
NewspaperNordische Zeitung
IdeologyNeo-Nazism
Neo-fascism
Esoteric Nazism
Political positionFar-right
ReligionGermanic Neopaganism
Website
web.archive.org/web/20230831004232/https://asatru.de/ (last archieved version August 2023)

The Artgemeinschaft Germanic Faith Community (German: Artgemeinschaft Germanische Glaubens-Gemeinschaft; abbreviated AG GGG) was a German Neopagan[1] and neo-Nazi[2] organization[3] founded in 1951 by Wilhelm Kusserow, a former member of the SS. In 1983, it merged with the Nordungen (founded in 1924). From 1989 to 2009, it was headed by Jürgen Rieger.[4] In September 2023, the Federal Ministry of the Interior banned the Association.

The group had the legal status of a German registered association (eingetragener Verein) headquartered in Berlin. At the time of the ban AG, GGG had 300 supporters and 40 core members.

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  4. ^ Hoyningen-Huene, Stefan von (2003). Religiosität bei rechtsextrem orientierten Jugendlichen (in German). Münster: LIT Verlag. p. 62. ISBN 9783825863272. OCLC 718450891.