Photo Gallery Inside the NPD
The leaders of Germany's far-right NPD seek to project the party as mainstream and reasonable. In truth, however, the party is a melting pot for racists, Hitler worshippers and enemies of democracy. Here, a neo-Nazi rally in the district of Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, in August 2011.
Many in the party make little attempt to hide their admiration for Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler (seen here at the Bückeberg in 1934).
The NPD also holds social events, such as this NPD children's party in Stralsrund in 2008. The party is trying to simultaneously appeal to mainstream voters and to neo-Nazis.
No one should be surprised that some of the presumed helpers of the Zwickau terrorist cell -- which is suspected of murdering at least 10 people -- were, or still are, members of the party. This photo shows the trio's apartment in Zwickau on fire after an explosion on Nov. 4, the day that two of the suspected terrorists apparently killed themselves following a botched bank robbery.
Germany's interior ministers are currently examining whether the NPD should be banned. Here, German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich (second from right) and his state-level counterparts are seen at a news conference to present a newly set up commission on far-right terror in Berlin on Feb. 8.
