https://www.spiegel.de/international...-a-847847.html
The first raccoons were brought to Germany in around 1920 to be bred in captivity for their pelts. Their controlled introduction into the wild occurred on April 12, 1934, when Prussian hunting and game authorities released two pairs of raccoons near the Edersee, a reservoir near Kassel. Their stated purpose was to "enrich the fauna" of the area.
'A Furry Blitzkrieg'
A persistent rumor has it that Hermann Göring, one of the Nazi party's most powerful figures, personally ordered that raccoons be released into the wild. The fact that this isn't historically accurate didn't stop British tabloid newspaper The Sun from running an article in 2007 entitled "Nazi raccoons on warpath." The article warned that they "are just across the Channel from Britain after marching through France, Belgium, Holland and Denmark in a furry blitzkrieg" and that they "are invading new territory -- just like the Nazis did."
'A Furry Blitzkrieg'
A persistent rumor has it that Hermann Göring, one of the Nazi party's most powerful figures, personally ordered that raccoons be released into the wild. The fact that this isn't historically accurate didn't stop British tabloid newspaper The Sun from running an article in 2007 entitled "Nazi raccoons on warpath." The article warned that they "are just across the Channel from Britain after marching through France, Belgium, Holland and Denmark in a furry blitzkrieg" and that they "are invading new territory -- just like the Nazis did."
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