2 0 1 5 , ▁involves ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁and ▁ 2 5 0 ▁civil ▁employees ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁was ▁initi ated ▁by ▁the ▁commander ▁Ober st le ut nant ▁Edmund ▁Vog el ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁district ▁administrator ▁Her rm ann ▁L utt mann , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁moder ate ▁right - wing ▁Party ▁CD U ▁stated ▁" No ▁substantial ▁evidence ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁that ▁indeed ▁Hel mut ▁L ent ▁was ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁Naz i ▁regime ". ▁L utt mann ▁will ▁therefore ▁recommend ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁government . ▁Lars ▁K ling be il , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bund est ag ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Committee ▁has ▁sign alled ▁that ▁the ▁German ▁armed ▁forced ▁would ▁ad here ▁to ▁the ▁decision ▁made ▁on ▁local ▁level ▁despite ▁all ▁controvers ies . ▁▁ ▁" It ' s ▁long ▁over due ▁to ▁rename ▁the ▁last ▁bar ra cks ▁named ▁after ▁We hr macht ▁officers ," ▁Professor ▁Johannes ▁T uch el , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Res istance ▁Memorial , ▁told ▁Bild ▁am ▁Son nt ag . ▁" O ffic ers ▁like ▁Schul z , ▁L ent ▁and ▁Marse ille ▁fought ▁in ▁Hitler ' s ▁war ▁and ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁Naz i ▁propag anda ." ▁The ▁bar ra cks ▁should ▁be ▁renamed ▁after ▁soldiers ▁who ▁resist ed ▁the ▁Naz i ▁regime , ▁he ▁said . ▁" Th ose ▁who ▁fought ▁for ▁human ▁rights