Erich Kern [SEP] date of death
Erich Kern
Erich Kern, (born Erich Knud Kernmayr on 27 February 1906 in Graz – died 13 September 1991 in Kammer am Attersee) was an Austrian journalist. He became a writer of revisionist books that sought to glorify the activities of the German soldiers during the Second World War.
Early years.
As a youth Kernmayer was briefly affiliated to the youth wing of the Social Democratic Party of Austria, before moving to the right, initially with the radical "Sturmvolk" movement before joining the Austrian Nazi Party.
journal "Nation Europa". He also served as part of the journal's five man editorial board alongside Hans Oehler, Paul van Tienen, Erik Laerum and Erich Kern. He died in Malmö aged 85.
Legacy.
His name once again became controversial after his death, when some of his personal correspondence was released, revealing that Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA, had been a member of Engdahl's groups during the war.