Are they allowed to show Hitler's face (picture) in Germany?

CLIVE H	It would be hard not to really. I mean, anyone with a collection of WW2 Nazi postage stamps is gonna be looking at A.Hitler's mug-shot whenever they want to check up on their stamps. They may even get to lick his backside.

conranger1	On the cover of. or inside a book, but it and the nazi swastika and ss runes are forbidden to be displayed in public, if you collect militaria or sell militaria all nazi symbols must be covered up or the item can be confiscated and the owner charged with public order offenses.

tristan_jay33	Most certainly, just not in glorification. and certainly looked down upon! according to sections 86 and 86a of the german constitutional law(Strafgesetzbuch)all swastikas and reference to nazis will be banned except for Educational purposes. Â§ 86a: Use of symbols of unconstitutional organisations Outlaws the distribution or public use of symbols of unconstitutional groups, in particular, flags, insignia, uniforms, slogans and forms of greeting.

MzBowlez	my husband and I are currently stationed in Germany...the hail hitler sign and hitlers picture are both forbidden when used just because..however it is allowed for educational purposes..I have seen pictures of him in museums..etc and he's in the text books for school so yes and no...its not something you want to pin on your car and drive around with, but yes...they do show his picture in Germany when its associated with education

oldhippypaul	It depends on the purpose. This (from wikipedia) is a discussion of the law in question. Volksverhetzung (stirring up the populace by hatemongering, verhetzen means to warp the mind into hate by presenting extremely biased propaganda, possibly lies; official translation from German: "agitation of the people") is a concept in German criminal law that bans the incitement of hatred against a minority of the population. It often applies in, though it is not limited to, trials relating to holocaust denial in Germany. Guilty of Volksverhetzung is who in a manner that is capable of disturbing the public peace: incites hatred against segments of the population or calls for violent or arbitrary measures against them; or assaults the human dignity of others by insulting, maliciously maligning, or defaming segments of the population[1] There are also special provisions for holocaust denial (added in the 1990s) and speech justifying or glorifying the Nazi government 1933-1945 (recently added). Although freedom of speech is mentioned by Article 5 of the Grundgesetz (Germany's constitution), said article basically protects any non-outlawed speech. Restrictions exist, e.g. against personal insults, use of symbols of unconstitutional organizations, or Volksverhetzung. It is a common misconception that Volksverhetzung includes any spreading of nazism, racist, or other discriminating ideas. For any hate speech to be punishable as Volksverhetzung, the law requires that said speech be "qualified for disturbing public peace" either by inciting "hatred against parts of the populace" or calling for "acts of violence or despotism against them", or by attacking "the human dignity of others by reviling, maliciously making contemptible or slandering parts of the populace". Volksverhetzung is a punishable offense under Section 130 of the Strafgesetzbuch (Germany's criminal code) and can lead to up to five years imprisonment. Volksverhetzung is punishable in Germany even if committed abroad and even if committed by non-German citizens, if the incitement of hatred takes effect on German territoryâ€”that is, the seditious sentiment was expressed in written or spoken German and disseminated in Germany (German criminal code's Principle of Ubiquity, Section 9 Paragraph 1 Alternatives 3 and 4 of the Strafgesetzbuch.

red4tribe	I would think so.

Bubba	Yep, after all they do teach history in Germany too.

Robin Hood	No,and im Engish and live here in Germany My Wife is German, and she should know

Felicity O	No. The Swastika is forbidden and the Hitler salute. But supra-nationalist Turks can give the sign of the Grey Wolf.

Ispeakfreely	good question i wanna know too