Westfriedhof (Kassel West Cemetery). The Polish border incident was Kühnen's last public action. Within Germany, his death had a twofold effect on neo-Nazism; it meant the loss of its most dynamic leader, and it meant that the divisions he had caused would be largely left behind. He was effectively succeeded by Christian Worch, his closest ally, whom Kühnen had nominated to take over his leadership. See also Nicky Crane Russell Veh References Kühnen v. Federal Republic of Germany, 12 May 1988, Application No. 12194/86 (European Commission of Human Rights) Footnotes External links Michael Kuhnen, 35, Top German Neo-Nazi April 26, 1991 German nationalists German neo-Nazis German Army personnel German gay men Gay politicians LGBT conservatism Political party founders Politicians from Bonn Third Position AIDS-related deaths in Germany 1955 births 1991 deaths Helmut Schmidt University alumni Neo-Nazi politicians in Germany Former Marxists