Gary Lauck

Gerhard Rex Lauck (born May 12, 1953) is an American neo-Nazi activist and publisher. Based in Lincoln, Nebraska, he is sometimes referred to as the "Farm Belt Führer" due to his perceived rural origins.

Early life Gary Lauck was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on May 12, 1953, to a German-American family. Since 2009, Lauck has lived in Fairbury, Nebraska. Prior to that, he resided in Lincoln, Nebraska.

As the leader of the NSDAP/AO, Lauck maintained close contact with like-minded individuals and groups in Europe, including Michael Kühnen, with whom he collaborated closely from the 1970s.

A noted Germanophile, Lauck sported a toothbrush moustache and regularly used the Nazi salute as his greeting.

Two years later, the NSDAP/AO reached an agreement with the National Socialist Movement of Denmark, which had previously been a prominent member of the rival World Union of National Socialists (WUNS). This shift followed the expulsion of Povl Riis-Knudsen, a leading figure in WUNS, from the Danish Nazi movement after he married a Palestinian woman.

During the early days of the Yugoslav Wars, Lauck's journal New Order published a series of articles supporting Croatia, with particular sympathy expressed for the Ustaše. The magazine played a significant role in recruiting neo-Nazi-linked mercenaries to fight for the Croatian cause.

In 1995, Lauck was arrested in Denmark, sparking a far-right campaign in the United States opposing his extradition to Germany, where he was wanted for distributing neo-Nazi propaganda. Despite these efforts, Lauck was deported to Hamburg, where he was tried and convicted of disseminating neo-Nazi pamphlets. He was sentenced to four years in prison.

Lauck was released on March 19, 1999, and subsequently deported back to the United States. He now operates Third Reich Books, which continues to distribute Nazi paraphernalia online.