That is not true. Section 86 StGB explicitly mentions "former National Socialist organisation" separately from other unconstitutional organizations. Since they

That is not true. Section 86 StGB explicitly mentions "former National Socialist organisation" separately from other unconstitutional organizations. Since they were technically never banned in the FRG (as they didn't exist anymore), their symbols would be still legal otherwise. Also the only parties that were ever banned were the SRP (replacement for the NSDAP) and the KPD (under pressure from the Adenauer government). https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_stgb/englisch_stgb.html#p0917 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_stgb/englisch_st...