Academical Olympia Burschenschaft of Vienna

The Academical Olympia Burschenschaft of Vienna (German: Wiener akademische Burschenschaft Olympia; officially registered as Akademische Burschenschaft Olympia) is Studentenverbindung in Vienna, that is member of the Deutsche Burschenschaft and the Burschenschaftliche Gemeinschaft.[1]

It practices academic fencing and has a distinct Couleur. Its members are called Olympen.

According to the Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance it has connections to oragnized networks of Neo-Nazis.[2] It is considered a far-right extremist organization, with former members today active as far-right politicians and activists like Martin Sellner.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "DÖW-Stellungnahme zur Wiener Akademischen Burschenschaft Olympia" (PDF). Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance.
  2. ↑ Markus Sulzbacher (2017-11-08). "Rechtsextremismus. Dank FPÖ-Erfolgs: Burschenschaft Olympia im Zentrum der Macht" (in German). Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  3. ↑ Günther Sandner: Hochschulpolitik. In: Emmerich Tálos (Hrsg.): Die Schwarz-Blaue Wende in Österreich. Eine Bilanz. LIT Verlag, Wien 2019, S. 254.
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