Assassination of George Lincoln Rockwell

Date: August 25, 1967 • Location: Washington, United States

Founder of the American Nazi Party George Lincoln Rockwell was assassinated by John Patler, a former member of his group.

The American Nazi Party (ANP) is an American neo-Nazi organization founded by George Lincoln Rockwell in 1959. In Rockwell's time, it was headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. It was renamed the National Socialist White People's Party (NSWPP) in 1967. Rockwell was assassinated by former ANP member John Patler later that year. Following Rockwell's assassination, the organization appointed his second in command, Deputy Commander Matt Koehl, as the new leader.