The expert sugar-spinner also said that the tank-straddling bunnies were relevant in today’s climate, with Germany seeking to re-arm the Bundeswehr under Friedrich Merz, the incoming chancellor.
But an anti-war organisation has said that there is nothing cute or cuddly about sugar bunnies, celebrating the most appalling era of German history.
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According to German media reports, Café Lieb decided to dust off the old moulds, including a few dating from the war period, and make use of them this Easter.
Hermann Leimgruber, the bakery owner, defended the controversial bunnies as tradition, saying “it’s a part of our history” and that “one doesn’t have to turn everything into a scandal”.
* Original Article:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/16/german-bakery-brings-back-nazi-era-easter-bunnies/
