1940-1945. The resistance in the dutch province of Limburg

Victims of the Hanau shootings

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The perpetrators of the murders mentioned below have nothing to do with our province of Limburg. Nevertheless, we are mentioning them here to show how far supporters of National Socialism are still willing to go today.

The Hanau shootings (German: Anschläge in Hanau) occurred on 19 February 2020, when nine people with a migration background were killed and five others wounded in a terrorist shooting spree by a far-right extremist targeting a shisha bar, a bar and a kiosk in Hanau, near Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany.[4] After the attacks, the gunman returned to his apartment, where he killed his mother and then committed suicide. [1]
The German federal criminal police BKA classified the murders of the perpetrator, who was characterized by paranoid delusions, as right-wing extremist and racially motivated. And of course it was again “a lone offender”. However, the authorities’ handling of such incidents is not an lone offense.

• Vili Viorel Păun witnessed the murders at the first crime scene. He tried to block the perpetrator’s car with his car and then drove after him. On the way, he called the police emergency number several times in vain. He was to be one of the victims.
• The doctor who had to carry out the autopsy on the victims asked the authorities to inform the relatives that they now had the opportunity to say farewell before. It was not considered necessary to inform them of this.
• But a so-called endangerment speech was: “The father of the perpetrator is now at home. But don’t do anything stupid like revenge or the like, we’re keeping an eye on you!” [1]

Racism among the authorities is not an isolated case. Nor is it limited to Germany. It’s everywhere, and it’s far more dangerous everywhere than crazy individual perpetrators. And it is SO STUPID!

The mother of one of the victims shows how coping with such great grief is possible without hate:
The Ferhat Unvar educational initiative offers children, teenagers, young adults and their parents who experience racism in everyday life or at school a contact point and an open space for information, cohesion and education. Its aim is to promote the peaceful coexistence of the diversity of religions, cultures and nationalities that have always made up Germany and will continue to do so. [2]
Çetin Gültekin, brother of one of the victims, wrote a book about the murders. [3]

Read also:
The terror of the NSU
National Socialists

1. Attentat Hanau 19-02-2020, Wikipedia • Türkçe • Deutsch • English • Français • Português
2. Bildungsinitiative Ferhat Unvar
3. Çetin Gültekin Mein Bruder, das Mordopfer – Das zu kurze Leben meines Bruders Gökhan Gültekin und der Anschlag von Hanau

The fallen resistance people in Limburg Victims of the Hanau shootings – 9 pers.
Gültekin, Gökhan	∗ 1982-00-00 Hanau † 2020-02-19 Hanau	- Victims of the Hanau shootings - Gökhan Gültekin was born in Hanau, where his Kurdish parents from Ağrı (Turkey) had moved in 1968. He had an eight-year-old older brother; his father died of cancer five weeks after the … --
Gürbüz, Sedat	∗ 1990-05-16 Langen † 2020-02-19 Hanau	- Victims of the Hanau shootings - Sedat Gürbüz was born in Langen and grew up with his brother in Dietzenbach. He lived with his parents in Dietzenbach, where he also grew up and played club soccer for many … --
Hashemi, Said Nesar	∗ 1998-06-09 Hanau † 2020-02-19 Hanau	- Victims of the Hanau shootings - Said Nesar Hashemi was German-Afghan and grew up with four siblings in Hanau. He was a trained machine and plant operator. He died at the age of 21. His 23-year-old brother Said Etris, who was … --
Kierpacz, Mercedes	∗ 1985-10-17 Offenbach a.M. † 2020-02-19 Hanau	- Victims of the Hanau shootings - Mercedes Kierpacz was a German Romni. She was born in Offenbach am Main and worked in the Arena Bar, which was only a few meters away from her apartment. On the evening of February 19, 2020, she … --
Kurtović, Hamza Kenan Hamza	∗ 1997-04-04 Hanau † 2020-02-19 Hanau	- Victims of the Hanau shootings - Like his father and three siblings, Hamza Kurtović was born in Germany. His ancestors were Bosniaks from Prijedor, then Yugoslavia. He had just completed an apprenticeship as a … --
Păun, Vili Viorel	∗ 1997-09-10 Singureni † 2020-02-19 Hanau	- Victims of the Hanau shootings - Vili Viorel Păun (Photo from the album of the Păun family) [1] Vili-Viorel Păun was a Roma from Romania and the only child of his parents. He came to Germany … --
Saraçoğlu, Fatih	∗ 1985-04-01 İskilip † 2020-02-19 Hanau	- Victims of the Hanau shootings - The date of birth and the photo are from 19februarhanau. [1] Fatih Saraçoğlu moved to Maintal from Regensburg in 2017. His family comes from İskilip (Turkey). He worked as a self-employed … --
Unvar, Ferhat	∗ 1996-11-14 Hanau † 2020-02-19 Hanau	- Victims of the Hanau shootings - Ferhat Unvar was born in Germany to Kurdish parents and had three siblings. He had just completed an apprenticeship as a plumber and often met up with friends in the Arena Bar. There he was … --
Velkov, Kaloyan	∗ 1987-01-18 † 2020-02-19 Hanau	- Victims of the Hanau shootings - Kaloyan Velkov was a Roma from Bulgaria and had been living in Germany since 2018. He was a long-distance truck driver and worked in the bar "La Votre," the location of the first murders. He died … --