- Kärntner Heimatdienst
The Kärntner Heimatdienst (KHD - Carinthian Homeland Service) is a
far right andradical nationalist association in theAustria n state of Carinthia.The KHD has a long tradition of aggressive anti-Slovene, anti-Slavic,
anti-semitic , andanti-Communist policies and also served as a platform for the illegalizedNSDAP during theFirst Austrian Republic . It was able to exert influence on the province's political parties during various "campaigns" such as those against bilingual German-Slovene traffic signposts in 1972, for the minority census in 1976, or for the abolition of bilingual primary education in 1988.The KHD claims a membership of around 25,000, including some influential members of
right-wing political parties, such as theAustrian Freedom Party and theAlliance for the Future of Austria .The KHD is also a founding member of the Ulrichsberg Memorial Association ("Verein für die Heimkehrergedenkstätte Ulrichsberg") which organises an annual memorial festival of
Wehrmacht andWaffen-SS veterans, held at theUlrichsberg in northern Upper-Austria right on the border with The Czech Republic that has become notorious for right-wing activism and propaganda.ee also
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Carinthian Slovenes
*Jorg Haider Notes & References
External links
* [http://www.khd.at/ Official website]
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