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- ↑ Forster, Jonas (2022-10-20). "AfD: Soldat fliegt aus Bundeswehr – in der Partei ist er jetzt Nachwuchs-Star". DerWesten.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ↑ Joswig, Gareth (2022-10-16). "Junge Alternative wählt Gnauck zum Chef: "Höckejugend" hat neuen Anführer". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085 . Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ↑ "Deutscher Bundestag - Hannes Gnauck". Deutscher Bundestag.
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