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  • Such marks are an element of the so-called mensur, a combative masculinity ritual practiced in fencing fraternities. Also known as academic fencing, combatants battle with a sharp blade, leaving parts of their faces unprotected. Rosenkranz has belonged to such a fraternity since his youth.

    Oh, yeah, this fits with the Nazi & related fascist fantasies about being descended from “knights” if not nobility. It’s all about the LARP.