Hasselbach, Pydna 1986 Blockade der Atomraketen, JUZ Bingen

Hunsrück peace movement in the 80s. Blockade of the American nuclear missile station PYDNA and large-scale demonstration. In 1985, preparations for the stationing of 96 cruise missiles were in full swing in Hunsrück as part of the NATO double decision. An old missile installation near Hasselbach was expanded with more than 180 million DM. Peace, church and alternative groups organized resistance against this stationing. The highlight was the largest political demonstration in Rhineland-Palatinate history in Hasselbach on 10 October 1986 with around 180,000 participants. It was also the first time that demonstrations were held outside the major cities, directly in front of a missile base. There was a lot of discussion within the Action Groups about the way in which the demonstration took place. In the end, however, they agreed, organised the security themselves, held talks with the police, which proved surprisingly moderate with a completely new tactic (slogan: "Nonviolent in the Hunsrück"), so that there were no riots. The course of the demonstration was also completely peaceful, although the community approved the demonstration only under 15 conditions for fear of riots. Andreas Zumach, then spokesman of the coordination committee of the peace movement, finally described the demonstration as a "huge success of the peace movement", which had made it clear that the "toil the peace movement is dead is not true" (TAZ report of 13.10.86). Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator