# NSU Terror Cell Exposed After 15 Years

> Germany's neo-Nazi terror cell NSU was hidden for 15 years before being revealed in 2011, leaving victims' families without justice.
- Title: NSU Terror Cell Exposed After 15 Years · Dw | Shortify
- Summary: Germany's neo-Nazi terror cell NSU was hidden for 15 years before being revealed in 2011, leaving victims' families without justice. Germany's National…
- Keywords: nsu, germany, neo-nazi, terror, victims, justice, memorial, nuremberg, cologne, bundestag, kassel, heilbronn
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- Topics: nsu, germany, neo-nazi, terror, victims, justice, memorial, nuremberg, cologne, bundestag, kassel, heilbronn
## NSU Terror Victims
Ten men with immigrant backgrounds were murdered by the National Socialist Underground in Germany between 2000 and 2007.
## NSU's Final Victim
Police officer Michèle Kiesewetter was killed by the NSU on April 25, 2007, in Heilbronn, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
## NSU Exposure
Beate Zschäpe revealed the NSU's existence on November 4, 2011, leading to the arrest of Uwe Böhnhardt and Uwe Mundlos.
## NSU Members' Fate
Uwe Böhnhardt and Uwe Mundlos died in a burned-out RV following a failed bank robbery in Eisenach, Germany.
## NSU Trial Outcomes
Susann Eminger received a suspended sentence for supporting the NSU, while her husband received a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence in 2018.
## Victims' Families
Victims' families say the court's decision to sentence Eminger to probation is a betrayal of the ten people killed by the NSU.
## NSU Documentation Center
A national memorial center for NSU victims is planned for Nuremberg, Germany, with construction expected by 2030.
## Keupstraße Memorial
A memorial for the 22 people injured in the 2004 nail-bomb attack in Cologne is delayed until 2030 due to building demolition.
## Chemnitz Documentation
A NSU documentation center opened in Chemnitz in 2025, focusing on education and research for victims of racism.
## Bundestag Debate
The German Bundestag agreed to hold a debate on Thursday about commemorating victims and addressing current threats.
## Key takeaway

Germany's National Socialist Underground terror cell operated for 15 years before being exposed in 2011, with victims' families still seeking justice.