Hundreds of vile racist thugs performed Nazi salutes and screamed 'sieg hel' after a farmer was duped into letting a white supremacist rally be held in his field.

Almost 400 far-right supporters from Europe descended on the event which was held in the quiet rural village of Haddenham, Cambridgeshire.

They told the landowner they needed to use the farm to host the gathering which would raise money for British charity Help for Heroes.

However, the event was actually held to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the death of white supremacist Ian Stuart Donaldson.

Almost 400 far-right supporters from Europe descended on the event which was held in the quiet rural village of Haddenham, Cambridgeshire

A poster was made to alert people to the event which was held on the rural village farm

Donaldson founded extremist group Blood and Honour, which is banned in numerous countries but not England.

During the rally shocking video showed the thugs singing racist songs and parading disgusting flags accusing refuges of being rapists.

Police allowed the three-day event to go ahead despite knowing about the 'possible right-wing element'.

They were informed after the neo-Nazis contacted the farm earlier this year and asked to rent their five-acre field.

The farmer said they made no mention of their far-right affiliations but told police they were marking the anniversary of Donaldson's death.

Matthew Collins, from the anti-fascist Hope not Hate campaign group, said it was 'disappointing' that it had been allowed.

He added he was 'aware of a number of occasions when the police appear to have been caught short about the activities of the extreme far right'.

Mr Collins said about three-quarters of those attending travelled from Europe to be at the event and this included people from countries that ban Blood and Honour.

He said the annual Blood and Honour event had moved around the UK because it had 'struggled to find venues that will host them'.

The farmer, who does not wish to be named, said: 'I was told it was a private party with music.

'It was to commemorate somebody that had died and to raise money for Help for Heroes.

'It was logged with the police and council. Somebody from the police came out and spoke to us.

'We own the field next door to the farm. We put fencing up, nobody could come up to the farm.

'There was no trouble, we could hear the music but not much else. The police certainly didn't come.

'When we found out what it was we did not take any money for it. We won't be renting the field out to anybody again.'

The event took place over the weekend of September 23 and 24.

A witness to the event, who wished to remain anonymous, described seeing 'a lot of cars, a big bonfire and a lot of music'.

They said: 'The one that I heard was a song about white power and this kept going on and on. It was very loud and distinctive.'

The event (left) was held to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the death of white supremacist Ian Stuart Donaldson. During the rally shocking video showed the thugs singing racist songs and parading disgusting flags accusing refuges of being rapists (right)

East Cambridgeshire District Council said a temporary event notice was filed online for a 'private party with music'.

It said, like all applications, it was passed to the police to see if they had any objections and, as none were raised, the event went ahead.

Help For Heroes said the event was not registered with the charity, adding it was 'strictly non-political' and it did not accept donations from extremist groups.

A Cambridgeshire police spokesman said: 'There was a three-day music event held over the weekend before last in a private field near Haddenham, with the owner's permission.

'We had been in contact with other police forces about similar events and were aware of the possible right-wing element.

'Senior officers planned and implemented a response proportionate to the risk. We worked with the organisers and land owner and the event took place without any disorder or crime being committed.'