Within a few days, Alaska officials expect to share more about how the Division of Motor Vehicles approved and issued a pair of personalized license plates referencing Nazi Germany. One refers to the Third Reich, and the other spells out “fuhrer,” two phrases associated with Nazism. The Alaska Department of Administration oversees the DMV. Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka announced Monday the license plates in question “had previously been recalled by the DMV.” Tshibaka ordered a review of DMV guidelines and processes. Administration spokesperson Kelly Hanke said the plates’ owners were notified in writing that their plates were invalidated, and issued new ones.
via alaskapublic: How did Nazi references get on Alaska license plates?
siehe auch: ‘Unacceptable’: State investigating how license plates with Nazi language were approved. This is one of the latest license plates to be recalled in Alaska. Another, that read ‘Fuhrer,’ has also been revoked. And now, the state says it’s investigating how plates with Nazi-language were approved in the first place. “It is unacceptable,” said Antje Carlson. Carlson is a German citizen and an educator in Alaska She finds recent online comments about the license plates made by Anchorage Assembly member Jamie Allard troubling “Fuhrer means leader or guide in Deutsch,” Allard wrote on Facebook. “Reich is realm. If you speak the language fluently, you would know that the English definition of the word, the progressives have put a spin on it and created their own definition.” She added, “ban on foreign words? Do they know how idiotic they sound?” “The connotation is clear. It is Nazi Germany. Third Reich, created by Hitler. And there is no ifs, ands or buts about it,” said Carlson.