Customers having dinner at the Soldatenkaffe “The Soldiers’ Cafe” in Bandung. (AFP/Getty Images)
A waiter standing next to a black and white photograph of the Soldatenfaffe in Paris during World War II, at the Soldatenkaffe “The Soldiers’ Cafe” in Bandung. (AFP/Getty Images)
Customers having dinner at the Soldatenkaffe “The Soldiers’ Cafe” in Bandung. (AFP/Getty Images)
‘Nasi goreng soldaten’, Indonesian-style fried rice on a table at the Soldatenkaffe “The Soldiers’ Cafe” in Bandung. (AFP/Getty Images)
Fans of the Soldatenkaffe stand outside in full Nazi regalia. (Facebook via Soldaten Kaffee)
A Nazi-themed party at the Nazi-themed cafe Soldatenkaffe. (Facebook via Soldaten Kaffee)
Germany is to officially protest to Indonesia over a Nazi-themed cafe with a giant picture of Hitler, swastikas and waiters in SS uniforms.
The Soldier’s Cafe, in the city of Bandung, is named after a Nazi hangout in occupied Paris during World War II.
Owner Henry Mulyana — who hopes to open another branch in Bali — said he was not surprised to be branded a “bad guy”.
But he added: “I don’t idolize Hitler, I simply adore the soldiers’ paraphernalia.”
Mulyana insists that his cafe is popular among Europeans — including Germans — with one photographed on its Facebook page wearing a red swastika T-shirt.
Read more at The Sun.