"The Association of Persecutees of the Nazi Regime/Federation of Antifascists (German: Vereinigung der Verfolgten des Naziregimes – Bund der Antifaschistinnen und Antifaschisten) (VVN-BdA) is a German political confederation founded in 1947 and based in Berlin. The VVN-BdA, formerly the VVN, emerged from victims´ associations in Germany founded by political opponents to Nazism after the Second World War and the end of the Nazi dictatorship.
During the Cold War, the VVN was the subject of political struggles between East and West Germany. In the West, the association was seen as dominated by the Communist Party (KPD); in the East, the VVN was accused of spying. In 1953, the VVN was abolished in the GDR and the Committee of Antifascist Resistance Fighters was founded in its place." - (en.wikipedia.org 15.11.2019)
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