Paula Oppermann, “Thunder Cross: Fascist Antisemitism in Twentieth-Century Latvia”

Founded in 1932, Thunder Cross (Pērkonkrusts) was the largest and most prominent right-wing political party in Latvia in the early twentieth century. Unlike the Nazis in Germany or the Fascists in Italy, Thunder Cross never succeeded in seizing power. Nevertheless, Holocaust historian Paula A. Oppermann argues, its movement left an indelible mark on the country.

Paula A. Oppermann is a Research Associate of the Berlin Historical Commission.