GERMAN-AMERICAN BUND
(German American Bund)
The Nazis who numbered as many as 20,000 at the peak would hold rallies describing them as American patriotic rallies. Many people would unwittingly swell the halls. Madison Square Garden was then the largest indoor facility in New York. The press revealed the Nazi deception and uncovered many of the other Nazi activities in America, which brought Nazi attacks on the press—see {625042}.
The German American Bund, or German American Federation (German: Amerikadeutscher Bund; Amerikadeutscher Volksbund, AV), was a German-American Nazi organization established in 1936 to succeed Friends of New Germany (FoNG), the new name being chosen to emphasize the group's American credentials after press criticism that the organization was unpatriotic. The Bund was to consist only of American citizens of German descent. Its main goal was to promote a favorable view of Nazi Germany.
