Germany’s largest supermarket chain has been criticised for a Christmas television advert that appears to contain covert neo-Nazi symbolism. A Volvo shown in the 84-second clip has the number plate MU SS 420. “SS” is forbidden on German number plates because it is synonymous with the Schutzstaffel, the Nazis’ paramilitary “protection squadron”. German car owners are largely free to pick their own number and letter combinations for number plates at no extra cost. “The number plate with ‘MU SS’ is a fantasy number plate, based on the title song in our spot,” an Edeka spokesman told German media.

Source: The Guardian November 24, 2016 16:33 UTC