Weve taken this formal step now before the G8 meeting becauseitwas causing such a stir even though in our view thehonorarycitizenship lapsed with his death, Gerhard Kukla, head ofthetowns administration, told Reuters.

• 当地行政部门负责人格哈德库克拉在接受路透社记者采访时表示：“尽管在我们看来，希特勒的荣誉称号随着他的死亡已经毫无意义，但它事实上还是引发了一场轩然大波，所以我们决定赶在G8峰会召开之前采取这一正式行动。”