Themed portal “Right-wing Violence“

Right-wing violence runs throughout German history - in Eastern and Western Germany, from the post-war period to the present day. Many of these incidents are inadequately documented or almost forgotten.

In order to preserve knowledge and strengthen memory, FIZ Karlsruhe, the Federal Archives and the State Archives of Baden-Württemberg are jointly developing a platform that makes selected cases of right-wing, extreme right-wing and right-wing terrorist violence visible and contextualizes them. As part of the German Digital Library, the portal offers access to archive sources, interactive maps, timelines and background information - for research, education and the interested public.

Thanks to technical solutions such as the “Simple Indexing and Access System” (EEZU), smaller archives without an IT infrastructure of their own can also contribute their holdings. The project is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.

The themed portal creates a place for a digital remembrance culture - open and permanently accessible.

• Project term: January 01, 2025 – June 30, 2026
• Funding: Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM
• Partner: Federal Archives and State Archives of Baden-Württemberg
• Project manager: Frank Schwichtenberg