These ventures, which were supported by the Ahnenerbe, were perceived by the French Resistance as German-sponsored propaganda organizations, which they in fact were, promoting the relationship between language and Volk and supporting Breton autonomy from France. This "augmenting – assumed or real – ethnic fractions in enemy states" was a political tactic supported by the German Society for Celtic Studies, under the remit of the Ahnenerbe.
These ventures, backed by the Ahnenerbe, were perceived as German-sponsored propaganda by the French Resistance, which they were, promoting the connection between language and national identity while supporting Breton autonomy from France. This tactic of "amplifying – assumed or real – ethnic fractions in enemy states" was supported by the German Society for Celtic Studies, under the purview of the Ahnenerbe.