Daniel Wretström
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Daniel Wretström, (October 15, 1983-December 9, 2000), was a Swedish white power skinhead killed in Salem, Sweden.
He played in the white power band Vit legion (White Legion). A gang of 15 people attacked and assaulted him later that evening, leading to his death. Seven of the people involved in the attack were convicted, of which one was convicted of murder, and sentenced to psychiatric care. Wretström's death has inspired a yearly parade called the Salem March, by Swedish neo-Nazis and other far right activists, who see Wretström as a martyr of Swedish nationalism.[1] [2] [3] Neo-Nazi group Blood and Honour has called him "the Horst Wessel of our generation".[4]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ The Local - Sweden deports German skinheads
- ^ The White Power scene - Swedish Security Service
- ^ Antisemitism And Racism
- ^ Expo: Mordet, marschen, martyrskapet, Blood and Honour wrote "Here is the Horst Wessel of our generation – the figurehead of a new movement – to whom we each owe a blood debt to unite. This morning Europe weeps for a fallen hero. Mark this day – for he shall be avenged. Though his flash has fallen – his spirit lives on."
[edit] External links
- "2000 – Mordet, marschen, martyrskapet”. Expo, 2003-12-05 (in Swedish)
- Folkets Nyheter / Krönika (English translation)
- Stephan Roth Institute (Tel Aviv University) - Racism and anti-semitism in Sweden
- eXpo's page about Salem (In Swedish)
- Page dedicated to Daniel Wretström (English translation)
