German-American Bund
The German-American Bund was a Nazi organisation based in the United States of America. Its members were Americans with German origins. It was supported by the German government.
Joachim von Ribbentrop told Peri Brown about the group. Peri rejected the idea of it, telling him that "people who come to America become Americans". (PROSE: Players [+]Loading...["Players (novel)"])
In 1939, the organisation held a rally in Madison Square Garden. (AUDIO: Broadway Belongs to Me! [+]Loading...["Broadway Belongs to Me! (audio story)"])
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In the real world, the German-American Bund had a conflicting relationship with the Nazi German government. Berlin saw the German-American Bund as an embarrassment, and the Nazi government would even go as far as to decree that no German nationals could be a member, and that the organisation should cease use of Nazi symbolism.[1] However, the House Un-American Activities Committee would find evidence suggesting covert support from Germany by 1939.[2][3] In Players [+]Loading...["Players (novel)"], Ribbentrop appears to be fully supportive of the group.
