Reichsbanner Schwarz-Red-Gold was founded in Magdeburg in February 1924. The alliance became a mass organization - until it was banned after the National Socialists came to power in 1933.
Since the re-establishment in 1953, the focus has been on political-historical education and remembrance work. “Democracy has to be learned. A free, democratic basic order is not a given,” says federal chairman Fritz Felgentreu. There is no decision on the AfD. However, he is in favor of submitting the question of a ban to the Federal Constitutional Court.