Part VIII of SWC Operation Report
LEUCHTER, FRED
Fred Leuchter, whose oft-touted credentials as an expert in
execution hardware were recently discovered not to exist, is the
author of the "Leuchter Report," a pseudo-scientific attempt to
prove that no one was murdered in the gas chanbers of Auschwitz.
Despite the fact that Leuchter was forced to admit to a
Massachusetts court that he had misrepresented his credentials
and expertise, the long-discredited "Leuchter Report" is still
accepted by neo-Nazis as proof positive that the Holocaust is a
hoax.
MARLIANY, ERNST
Ernst Marliany is a high school teacher and financial
advisor. Although he is of Italian ancestry, his family has
lived in Germany for centuries and is accepted by the radical
right as German. Marliany is involved in Bernd Thrun's (see
separate entry) attempt to overthrow the Republikaner leadership
and to take it even more to the right. In fact, Marliany is
Thrun's choice to assume that leadership role.
Marliany claims to be a major in the German army reserves
who has worked with security officers of the French and American
armies. He has told Ron Furey that he is willing and able to
launder money through his financial services. Marliany is viewed
by most others within the movement as a big talker only.
MUELLER, CURT AND URSULA
This married couple lives near Mainz and runs the H.N.G. a
radical Nazi "help group" founded in 1979. Curt Mueller is a
recruiter of young neo-Nazis. He has confided to Ron Furey that
he has taken part in "serious Nazi activities." He is a
Holocaust denier and admirer of Hitler.
Curt Mueller is viewed by other radicals as somewhat of a
joke. That has not stopped him, however, from taking part in the
beatings of foreigners. The Mueller home has a Nazi shrine which
young would-be Nazis are encouraged to visit.
MAYER, CONSTANTIN
This 21-year-old former skinhead runs the Dresden office of
the "Nationale Offensive," which continues to grow despite an
official government ban. Mayer claims that his cell alone has
150 members. This is significant, because the government claims
that the membership of the entire group nationwide is only 100.
Mayer confided to Furey that although he is under constant
surveillance, he has more than cordial relationships with the
police - "We finish all our business with a wink and a nod."
Mayer has confided that he is in contact with a former G.I.
living in Munich, one Kelner Williams, who supposedly delivers
money to the movement from the United States. Mayer also claims
to be in close contact with members of the Viking Youth, an
ultranationalist youth group which has yet to be banned, despite
its similarities to the Hitler Youth. Mayer wants Jews and "other
foreigners" out of the country.
NEUBAUER, HARALD
Harald Neubauer is a member of the European Parliament.
Neubauer was contacted through Bernd Thrun (see separate entry)
and was made aware of Ron Furey's "interest" in creating a neo-
Nazi center in Germany. Neubauer sent a letter expressing his
interest in discussing the matter. A meeting, however, could not
be arranged as Neubauer claimed pressing business in Strasbourg.
RENNICKE, FRANK
Frank Rennicke is thought of as the "Elvis" of the radical
right. He is a singer who has produced thousands of cassettes
with ultranationalist themes. Some of these songs are
accompanied by a chorus of the ultranationalist Viking Youth,
with whom he works as an advisor and role model.
Rennicke has confided his hatred of Jews and foreigners to
Ron Furey. He has expressed his admiration of Hitler and his
denial of the Holocaust, and admits that he imparts these
sentiments to the impressionable youth with whom he works.
REISZ, HEINZ
Heinz Reisz does not play a major role in the neo-Nazi
leadership. Despite the fact that the government has apparently
made a "whipping boy" of him by suspending several of his
political rights, Reisz's real importance lies in the fact that
he knows most of the major players and is accepted by them as
their go-between and ambassador-at-large. Reisz, in fact, sees
himself as the movement's drum major and not its leader.
Reisz was completely taken in by Ron Furey and not only
introduced him to much of the neo-Nazi leadership but vouched for
him as well. Reisz and Furey developed a very close and cordial
relationship. He confided to Ron his strong admiration for Adolf
Hitler, his revulsion toward Jews, and his denial of the mass
murders at Auschwitz.
ROEDER, MANFRED
Manfred Roeder is not a newcomer to German's neo-Nazi
movement. A founder of several radical groups, Roeder was
sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for charges related to the
bombing of refugee hostels in 1980 in which two residents were
killed. Ron Furey and Richard Eaton interviewed Roeder on March
8, 1993. Roeder spoke of his role with the P.L.O. and other
terrorist groups, addding that he received financial assistance
for his work from both American and South African sources.
Roeder claimed that an "earthquake" would soon take place inside
the German government. He, furthermore, stated that only a
revolution can solve Germany's current woes. Roeder's interview
also featured a litany of Jewish conspiracies.
Roeder is a strong supporter of Wolfgang Juchem (see
separate entry) whom, he says, visited him regularly while he was
in prison. Although he feels Juchem is a very good man, Roeder
told Ron and Richard that outright violence is still the best
cure for Germany's ills.
Among Roeder's credits is a group calling itself the
Deutsche Buergerinitiative (Germay Citizen's Initiative), an
extremist group dating back to 1971.
ROST VAN TONNINGEN, FLORRIE
Florrie Rost van Tonningen is the widow of notorious Dutch
Nazi collaborator, Meinoud Rost van Tonningen. A leader of
Holland's Nazi party and personal favorite of Adolf Hitler and
Heinrich Himmler (the former attended the van Tonningen wedding),
Meinoud R.v. Tonningen was handpicked to run Holland's national
bank during the German occupation. He committed suicide in 1945,
before he could face trial as a traitor to his homeland. Now in
her late seventies, Florrie Rost van Tonningen remains a
committed Nazi and has in fact been twice convicted of inciting
racial hatred by distributing antisemitic/Holocaust denial
literature. Known as the "Black Widow," Florrie R.v.Tonningen
caused an outcry in 1986 when it was discovered that she was
using part of her state pension to finance a neo-Nazi party in
the Netherlands. She has been a guest lecturer at conventions of
the Institute for Historical Review and claims a close frienship
with its founder, Willis Carto (see separate entry).
Ron Furey and Richard Eaton drove to Florrie R. v.
Tonningen's home in the Netherlands, accompanied by Roy Godenau
(see separate entry). Rost van Tonningen, a major icon of the
neo-Nazi movement, expressed strong support for Wolfgang Juchem
(see separate entry) as Germany's next fuehrer, admitted a role
in the attempted overthrow of Surinam's government, and told of a
secret neo-Nazi meeting to take place on March 22 in a Cologne
suburb (sounding like "Eschenstein") at which she was to deliver
an apparently illegal lecture.
SCHENK, SIGRID
Sigrid Schenk is a retired police inspector living in
Minden. She was presented to Ron Furey and Richard Eaton by
Wolfgang Juchem (see separate entry) as an example of his support
among average German citizens. Schenk grew up in Nazi Germany
and claims there was nothing negative about the Third Reich. She
stated that Germans must be "reeducated" to make up for the 45
years of brainwashing done by the Allies. Schenk admires
Wolfgang Juchem and considers him the best choice to bring
Germany together. In the meanwhile, Sigrid Schenk claims
leadership of a cultural society whose purpose is to present "an
accurate view of the real way history happened." This club is
said to have a membership of 300-500.
End of Part VIII