Article 558DD German commando company is disbanded due to far-right culture

German commando company is disbanded due to far-right culture

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Associated Press in Berlin
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KSK soldiers to lose their jobs or be moved after reports of Hitler salutes and extreme attitudes

Germany's defence minister has disbanded a company of special forces, saying a culture of rightwing extremism had been allowed to develop behind a wall of secrecy".

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer told reporters on Wednesday that toxic leadership" in the company was found to have fostered an extreme rightwing attitude among some members of the Kommando Spezialkraefte, or KSK, unit.

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