AfD youth board member resigns after map post showing neighboring regions

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  Luca Maurice Strauf resigned from the federal board of the AfD youth organisation Generation Deutschland after posting a map showing an expanded Germany.

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  The organisation said he left for “personal reasons,” without explaining whether he resigned under pressure.

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  The map, posted on X around German Unity Day, included parts of France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and several eastern European countries.

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  Strauf deleted the post and said he had not called for Germany to annex neighbouring territory.

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  The organisation distanced itself from the post, saying patriotism did not need historical map fantasies.

Who

Luca Maurice Strauf, a member of the Generation Deutschland federal board.

What

He resigned after posting a map depicting an expanded Germany on X.

When

He resigned on October 10, 2026, after posting the map around German Unity Day on October 3.

Where

The post was published on X; the map showed parts of Germany’s neighbouring countries.

Why

The organisation cited “personal reasons.” The sources link the resignation to the controversy over the map but do not state whether he was pressured to leave.

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