Make Sweden a Republic Now!

Silvia Bernadotte, born Sommerlath, in one of her hats.

The present head of state in Sweden, CG Bernadotte, is married to a woman, that reached her social position thanks to her father, Walther Sommerlath, who joined the National Sozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter Partei Auslands Organization (the Nazi Party’s foreign organization) on 1 December 1934, in São Paolo, Brazil. This was at a time when it was very unusual for Germans living more or less permanently abroad to join the Nazi Party. According to journalist Mats Deland those who joined this abroad department was urged to be active members. In the year 1939 Walther Sommerlath purchased a factory located in the Cottbus area of the German capital Berlin. This mainly industrial area was until 1938 dominated by Jewish factory owners. That changed after the Cristall Night that year. The problem is how the acquisition was acheived – Under what kind of circumstances did it take place?

Document showing Walther Sommerlath's entry into the Nazi Party in December 1934.

Silvia Sommerlath, herself, claim that the family was stopped from leaving Germany, when they wanted to return to Brazil. This makes the acquisition of the factory interesting. Silvia claims that as her father and mother returned to Germany in 1935, the factory was already in her father’s possession. Or was it two different factories?

Walther Sommerlath dancing with his wife.

This is indeed a very interesting question, as the Swedish monarchy is quite well-known for its links to Nazi Germany, and the present head of state’s frequent statements on how good rulers the Sultan of Brunei and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia are. In fact, they act and behave as virtual role models for a good and benevolent leadership, all according to CG Bernadotte…

CG Bernadotte decorating his dear friend, the King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin al-Azziz.

Doesn’t this tell us something about how the Bernadotte family view democracy and the people? Make Sweden a republic immediately!