Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Atomwaffen Division" in English language version.
Among those listed, the Atomwaffen Division, founded in the USA, which is closely connected to both Russian and Ukrainian ultra-right groups, is certainly still operating illegally. In doing so, it cooperates with the Azov battalion, which is banned on the territory of Russia, and the Russian Imperialist Movement, which the US State Department estimates enables the training of white supremacists and neo-Nazis in Europe.
Rett før jul arresterte politiet i Finland en celle på fem mann tilknyttet Atomwaffen Division Finland, mistenkt for å planlegge en terroraksjon [Just before Christmas, police in Finland arrested a five-man cell associated with Atomwaffen Division Finland, suspected of planning a terrorist attack]
the group has a 'decentralized structure', and the Estonian teen cannot be considered the organization's actual leader
Atomwaffen Division, a violent neo-Nazi group that has been tied to at least eight murders worldwide.
Mr Russell is the founder of Atomwaffen Division, a neo-Nazi group which has been linked to several murders, bombings and plots in the United States and other countries.
He had instructions on bomb making and was a recruiter and "prominent member" of Neo-Nazi group Feuerkrieg Division.After he was arrested he scrawled satanic and far-right messages on his prison cell
Iron March helped connect British and other European activists to Atomwaffen Division, a small group in America with a similar style to National Action. This too spawned an international set of copycat groups, including AWD Deutschland, AWD Russland, and AWD Finland.
according to intelligence reports, members of the AWD trained with the Imperial Russian Movement in a camp outside of St. Petersburg
according to intelligence reports, members of the AWD trained with the Imperial Russian Movement in a camp outside of St. Petersburg
The week of June 13 to June 19, CEP researchers located a Telegram channel claiming to represent the Atomwaffen Division (AWD) in Brazil. The channel has posted AWD propaganda translated into Portuguese, and contains a recruitment email address on the Tutanota secure email site.
Several Canadian military members have been accused of having ties to AWD, including Master Cpl. Patrik Matthews, a reservist who went missing in August after being relieved of his duties. It was suspected that Matthews was a recruiter for the neo-Nazi group.
According to the Eesti Ekspress newspaper, Commander had a contact with the deputy of the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) and head of the youth section of the formation Ruuben Kaalep.
According to the Eesti Ekspress newspaper , Commander had a contact with the deputy of the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) and head of the youth section of the formation Ruuben Kaalep.
" For instance, the "AWD cell" in Finland claimed to be a nexion of ONA in Tampere. A now-suspended Twitter account that served the group contained photos of a masked and armed man dressed in military uniform, ONA books, and Siege, and a photo of half-naked women that holds two ONA booksin her hands.
The Finnish AWD cell called itself "Siitoin Squadron," after Pekka Siitoin - one of Finland's most prominent Cold War-era neo-Nazis who also embraced Satanism.
With the current state of chaos in Ukraine and porous borders near Poland, members of Atomwaffen Division and other neo-Nazis will be welcomed with open arms and plentiful resources provided by the Azov Regiment.
"Johan Backman says that he continues to help Finns who have gone to Eastern Ukraine to fight. He does not feel responsible for the people he recruits." Johan Bäckman is an important central figure for Finnish fighters, who had organized their travel from Finland to the Donbas and engaged them in illegal activities there. Janus Kostia Putkonen arrived in Donbas from Moscow via Rostov, southern Russia, in March 2015.
in mid-September 2021, AWD Finland was founded. The branch bears the name Atomwaffen Division Finland Siitoin Squadron (AWDSS). In its announcement, the group stated that its aim is to overthrow the Finnish government by any means necessary
Following the initial ban of the Nordic Resistance Movement in Finland in 2019, members formed Atomwaffen Division Finland "Siitoin Squadron" (AWDSS). AWDSS is well networked with the Estonian branch of Feuerkrieg Division
Die Fotos und Videos, die rechtsextreme Organisationen aus diesem Spektrum auf Messengerdiensten einsetzen, ähneln in ihrer Ästhetik denen der rechtsterroristischen Atomwaffendivision. Diese ursprünglich aus den USA stammende Organisation möchte gewalttätig die Herrschaft der „weißen" Rasse herbeiführen.
"Their way around getting on this terror watch list is, 'oh, we're no longer Atomwaffen, we're Active Club Canada. Meanwhile, they continue doing what they're doing and hoping that, you know, they can get out of this legal loophole with this rebranding," Hoffman said.
På kort tid har polisen utrett tre terroristiska brott med kopplingar till högerextremism och satanism.
The Azov Battalion has cultivated a relationship with members of the Atomwaffen Division as well as with U.S.-based militants from R.A.M
Even within the alt-right — a loose association of white supremacists and fascists — the Atomwaffen Division is considered extreme.
The US Navy has expelled one of its officers after the revelation that he was a recruiter for neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, which has been linked to several murders and terrorist plots in the US.
Meanwhile, Canada and the U.S. recognized the RIM as a terrorist organization, which is suspected of being involved in mailing improvised explosive devices in late 2022. Besides, two RIM members were killed in Libya, which is validly suggests their affiliation with the GRU. In 2022, organization members took part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The RIM is also reported to have a relationship with the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division's Russian affiliate. We see common features in the structure and functioning of Atomwaffen Division and the NRM, which suggests common sources of their organizational development.
Con lui voleva creare una cellula italiana della «Atomwaffen Division», movimento neonazista e suprematista nato nel Sud degli Stati Uniti che ha compiuto diversi attentati. Cavalleri, per creare la sua cellula, era entrato in contatto con militanti americani di organizzazioni suprematiste come l'Awd[He wanted to create an Italian cell of the 'Atomwaffen Division', a neo-Nazi and supremacist movement born in the South of the United States which carried out several attacks. Cavalleri, to create his cell, had come into contact with American militants of the supremacist organization AWD]
Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) is a neofascist and accelerationist organization with a strong propensity for violence...NRM is a neofascist organization with a propensity towards accelerationist tactics. While upholding traditional facets of neofascism, including the goal of establishing a white Nordic ethnostate, NRM's history also points to widespread support for other openly accelerationist organizations and simultaneous endorsements from explicitly accelerationist organizations and networks like the Iron March forum...NRM publicly supports a number of openly militant accelerationist organizations, including Atomwaffen Division (AWD) and Russian Imperial Movement (RIM).
The "Last Crusade" proved to be a successful promotion of RIM's training camps to American accelerationists. In 2018, the neo-Nazi Atomwaffen Division's (AWD) leader Kaleb James Cole, accompanied by another member Aiden Bruce-Umbaugh, traveled to Russia to receive training at RIM's facilities. RIM has also provided training to other US nationals affiliated with AWD in St. Petersburg sometime around 2020. At present, the above information suggests an overlap between AWD and RIM in support for antisemitic action and militant accelerationism.
Atomwaffen Division, a violent neo-Nazi group that has been tied to at least eight murders worldwide.
And although it is a relatively small battalion, estimated at only 900 volunteers, Azov's reputation and global reach is far bigger. The group has recruited foreign fighters from at least half a dozen countries and has globally become "a larger-than-life brand among many extremists," according to Katz. U.S.-based militants from the now-defunct Rise Above Movement, along with members of the terrorist group Atomwaffen Division, have been cultivated by Azov.
We also observed significant overlap between members of [RIM and Rusich] and well-known transnational White supremacist organization Atomwaffen Division...adherents of the Russian Imperial Movement, Rusich and related identitarian paramilitary groups such as...Atomwaffen Division
By some estimates, FKD has just 100 members.
Suomalaisen ryhmän nimi kuuluu kokonaisuudessaan Atomwaffen Division Finland Siitoin Squadron (AWDSS)
" For instance, the "AWD cell" in Finland claimed to be a nexion of ONA in Tampere. A now-suspended Twitter account that served the group contained photos of a masked and armed man dressed in military uniform, ONA books, and Siege, and a photo of half-naked women that holds two ONA booksin her hands.
The Finnish AWD cell called itself "Siitoin Squadron," after Pekka Siitoin - one of Finland's most prominent Cold War-era neo-Nazis who also embraced Satanism.
Following Russell's arrest and imprisonment, he was replaced as leader of AWD by John Cameron Denton
Gemeinsame Grundlage sind extremer Antisemitismus, Rassismus, Sexismus, ein Hang zum Okkultismus und hohe Internet-Affinität. Zuletzt stellte sich im Prozess um den Terroranschlag von Halle heraus, dass der Angeklagte Stephan B. Propagandamaterial der Gruppe besaß.[Common principles are extreme antisemitism, racism, sexism, a tendency towards occultism, and high internet affinity. Lastly, it emerged during the trial of the terror attack at Halle that the defendant, Stephan B., possessed propaganda material for the group.]
" For instance, the "AWD cell" in Finland claimed to be a nexion of ONA in Tampere. A now-suspended Twitter account that served the group contained photos of a masked and armed man dressed in military uniform, ONA books, and Siege, and a photo of half-naked women that holds two ONA booksin her hands.
The Finnish AWD cell called itself "Siitoin Squadron," after Pekka Siitoin - one of Finland's most prominent Cold War-era neo-Nazis who also embraced Satanism.
AWD has cultivated a relationship with the notorious Azov Battalion, which has emerged as a critical node in the broader WSE movement.
Atomwaffen is also coming under pressure in Europe. This past week, Der Spiegel reported the head of the group's German offshoot had been arrested by local authorities.
In Telegram group chats with members of other violent neo-fascist groups, including the Base, Liel has claimed he was once affiliated with the Atomwaffen Division,
Its legacy has been bloody. Dozens of convicted militants, several copycat organizations and mass shooters in Buffalo, New York; El Paso, Texas; and Jacksonville, Florida have cited Atomwaffen's message as their inspiration.
Today, [O9A] adherents are infiltrating and influencing a new generation of neo-Nazi terrorist groups like Atomwaffen Division Canada [Northern Order]
It is notable however, that some NRM activists have reasoned that only radical measures will be effective post-ban, thus coming to support e.g. the accelerationist model of activity. Certain members of the group have also appeared as contributors to publications that promote esoteric forms of neo-Nazism. A corresponding shift towards a more 'cultic' direction has also been observed in the United Kingdom after the banning of the National Action (NA).
There has been an AWD cell in Russia since 2020 and it has close relations with the paramilitary, radical right group known as the Russian Imperial Movement. Many of the members of AWD have received military training from the latter.
Other sources told VICE News that former members of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen, which has been designated a terrorist organization in Canada, are playing key roles in organizing active clubs north of the border.
O9A has been tied deeply to the violent accelerationist neo-Nazi movement in both the United States and the U.K. where adherents were found within groups like National Action, Atomwaffen, and The Base.
Sources indicated to VICE News that he remained active with the extreme right after he was identified. Earlier this year, the Canadian Anti-Hate Network published an article alleging that he was a member of a Canadian Active Club, a neo-Nazi fitness group.
[NO] is openly planning to create a hideout and European ethnostate in rural British Columbia favoring exclusively white settlers.
Investigators said [Cole] became a leader of Atomwaffen Division after another leader was arrested on explosives charges.
With Trump out of office, a worrying number of fascist groups today are repeating the revolutionary turn of the 1980s, from neo-Nazis like the Atomwaffen Division (also known as the National Socialist Resistance Front), which has sought military training with both the Ukrainian Azov Battalion and the Russian Imperial Movement
With the current state of chaos in Ukraine and porous borders near Poland, members of Atomwaffen Division and other neo-Nazis will be welcomed with open arms and plentiful resources provided by the Azov Regiment.
Even within the alt-right — a loose association of white supremacists and fascists — the Atomwaffen Division is considered extreme.
The US Navy has expelled one of its officers after the revelation that he was a recruiter for neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, which has been linked to several murders and terrorist plots in the US.
There has been an AWD cell in Russia since 2020 and it has close relations with the paramilitary, radical right group known as the Russian Imperial Movement. Many of the members of AWD have received military training from the latter.
Its legacy has been bloody. Dozens of convicted militants, several copycat organizations and mass shooters in Buffalo, New York; El Paso, Texas; and Jacksonville, Florida have cited Atomwaffen's message as their inspiration.
Atomwaffen is also coming under pressure in Europe. This past week, Der Spiegel reported the head of the group's German offshoot had been arrested by local authorities.
[NO] is openly planning to create a hideout and European ethnostate in rural British Columbia favoring exclusively white settlers.
Several Canadian military members have been accused of having ties to AWD, including Master Cpl. Patrik Matthews, a reservist who went missing in August after being relieved of his duties. It was suspected that Matthews was a recruiter for the neo-Nazi group.
the group has a 'decentralized structure', and the Estonian teen cannot be considered the organization's actual leader
According to the Eesti Ekspress newspaper, Commander had a contact with the deputy of the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) and head of the youth section of the formation Ruuben Kaalep.
According to the Eesti Ekspress newspaper , Commander had a contact with the deputy of the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) and head of the youth section of the formation Ruuben Kaalep.
AtomWaffen Division, which has been linked to at least 11 murders worldwide
