A primarily German-language imageboard that was founded in 2007 . The name is an allusion to the ethnophaulism '' Kraut '' for Germans . Unlike most imageboards , posters on Krautchan did n't publish their postings under the generic name " Anonymous " . The german name " Bernd " was used instead and the Krautchan community identified themselves as " Bernds " instead of " Anons " . In 2009 , after the Winnenden school shooting , the Interior Minister of Baden-Württemberg cited a post on the imageboard in a press conference that appeared to forewarn of the shooting , but was later found to be fake . The site also featured a popular English language board , / int / , which was also the origin of the Polandball internet phenomenon in August the same year . In March 21 , 2018 the imageboard was shut down . Two days later the imageboard '' kohlchan '' was founded as a replacement . Attempts to view the latter via Google translate are redirected to NSFW content
Winnenden school shooting
Winnenden school shooting
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