A 40-year-old neo-Nazi was arrested in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany, in early July for wearing a Hitler costume, according to authorities and international media reports.
The suspect was said to have also worn a brown shirt inscribed with “Adolf” and the numeral 8, which neo-Nazis have used as code for ‘H’ standing for Hitler. A more popular variation is ‘88’, standing for “Heil Hitler."
While donning a rubber Hitler mask, he enjoyed beers openly at the race to the reported amusement of those around him.
Supporting Hitler
Despite Germany criminalizing support for the Nazi dictator, and the country’s own role in the deaths of six million Jews and countless others during the Holocaust, the Jewish Chronicle reported that many attendees were eager to take photos with the Hitler impersonator.
Security personnel arrested the suspect on siteand transported him to a police station for questioning.
"Such behavior has absolutely no place at our racetrack. We responded instantly upon identification," declared the race director, who assured the man would be banned from future events.
If found guilty of displaying symbols of prohibited organizations, the man faces fines of up to tens of thousands of euros, as well as judicial discretion to impose up to three years' imprisonment, according to the JC.