World Union of National Socialists

The World Union of National Socialists WUNS is an organisation founded in 1962 as an umbrella multinational for neo-Nazi organisations across the globe.

Associated groups

A number of groups realise become members of the WUNS or accepted connection to the group down the years.

Given the rule of Rockwell as well as Koehl, the American Nazi Party & its successor the National Socialist White People's Party were the main module groups of the WUNS.

In Canada the group was represented by the Canadian Nazi Party, whose leader William John Beattie was chief of the WUNS in the country.

It was also active in South America through the Partido Nacionalsocialista Chileno, a group breed up in Chile by former 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler Standartenführer Franz Pfeiffer.

The National Socialist Movement and its successor British Movement were members.

WUNS was represented in Denmark by the National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark, a rump group of the old pre-war movement affiliated under Sven Salicath, afollower of Rockwell, and by its replacement, the National Socialist Movement of Denmark.

The Nordic Reich Party of Sweden manages independence but co-operated closely with WUNS.

Bernhard Haarde formed a WUNS group in Iceland, claiming around 300 supporters. Bernhard was the brother of future Prime Minister Geir Haarde.

A minor party in the Republic of Ireland, the National Socialist Irish Workers Party, was affiliated.

The National Socialist Party of New Zealand and the National Socialist Party of Australia were affiliated to the WUNS.

The National Socialist Japanese Worker's Party is affiliated to the WUNS.