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“They were marching and making a demonstration,” said one shocked onlooker. “It was frightening.”

The organisers of a popular 1940s festival are facing calls to ban Nazi uniforms after ugly scenes saw clashes between locals and a group dressed in SS costumes. The men were confronted by crowds on Sheringham High Street in Norfolk during the resort’s Second World War-themed at the weekend.

The group subsequently had to be escorted out of the area by police to stop the trouble escalating. The annual event drew up to 25,000 people across both days many of them in period dress.

‘Mortally offensive’: Popular UK festival turns ugly after locals clash with group dressed as Nazi soldiers