Holocaust memorial sites in Germany fight new threat from far right

Former Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald in Weimar, eastern Germany, with the inscription Jedem das Seine (To Each His Own). A growing number of these memorial sites are being vandalised by far-right supporters. — JENS SCHLUETER/AFP

From swastikas sprayed on the walls to Hitler salute selfies, far-right provocations are a growing problem at the sites of former Nazi concentration camps in Germany.

Museum directors have sounded the alarm over a spike in incidents, which include visitors writing messages of Holocaust denial in the guestbook and challenging tour guides on the facts of the genocide.