Summary
Björn Höcke, who leads the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Thuringia, denies knowing the phrase's roots. The slogan is associated with the SA stormtroopers, who played a key role in the Nazis' rise to power Björn Höcke has previously called the Holocaust memorial in Berlin a "memorial of shame" He said Germany should make a "180-degree turn" in its attitude to commemorating the genocide.