Atomwaffen Division

Atomwaffen Division
Atomwaffen Division's logo, based on the insignia of the Waffen-SS Divisions.
Founded	2015
Headquarters	Florida, United States
Ideology	Neo-Nazism Ultranationalism Fascism Anti-Zionism Anti-communism Anti-capitalism
Political position	Far-right
Colours	Black, Yellow
Website
atomwaffendivision.org

The Atomwaffen Division (meaning "Atomic Weapons Division") is a radical neo-Nazi organisation in the United States. Founded in 2015, the group's main base of operations is in Florida, but has members in other states. Consisting mostly of younger members, the Atomwaffen Division has been active on university campuses recruitment postering. The San Antonio chapter is listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The group announced its creation on the radical fascist website IronMarch.org in October 2015, a website which describes itself as the "Global Fascist Fraternity and the Forge of the 21st Century Fascist." According to the Chicago Maroon, the Atomwaffen Division describe themselves as a “very fanatical, ideological band of comrades who do both activism and militant training. Hand to hand, arms training, and various other forms of training. As for activism, we spread awareness in the real world through unconventional means."

During 2016, the group gained attention of university campuses across the country due to its recruitment poster campaigns, urging students to "Join Your Local Nazis!" and saying "The Nazis Are Coming!" The Atomwaffen Division posted recruiting posters at the University of Chicago, the University of Central Florida, the Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, as well as Suffolk University and Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. This campaign was noted by the Jewish watchdog group the Anti-Defamation League, who noted a wider alt-right focus on university recruitment. An Atomwaffen Division member protested outside the ADL's Houston, Texas office with a sign reading "Mary's Life Mattered", in reference to Mary Phagan.