#reichsburger

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German Military Accused of 'Purging' Populist Supporters

There have been recent claims that the German army are now targetting supporters of the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) for expulsion.

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Germany Arrests 25 Suspected of Planning to Overthrow Government

Among those detained were a German prince, a former far-right member of Parliament, an active soldier and former members of the police and elite special forces.

It’s not everyday I believe a German government when it claims there was a plot against the Reichstag involving Russians.

This gives you a sense of the danger posed by QAnon-style American fascists aided by Putin’s agents. We’re not talking about some 4chan posters in their parents’ basement. It is an unholy alliance that threatens the heart of liberal democracy worldwide. We must fight back on every front, in every theater where the threat appears.

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Germany says it foiled a far-right coup plot. Here's what we know

The group hoped to replace Germany's government and install a new head of state known as Prince Heinrich XIII, prosecutors say. Some 3,000 officers were involved in Wednesday's police operation.

The far-right coup plotters had mapped out their own government, with people chosen for cabinet-like roles if they succeeded in overthrowing Germany's elected leaders. That's among the revelations shared by German officials on Wednesday in an update on what they say was a conspiracy foiled by a massive anti-terrorism operation.

At least 25 people are under arrest, including 22 suspected members of a "terrorist organization," Public Prosecutor General Peter Frank said in a brief news conference.

The conspiracy's goal, Frank said, was to overturn "the existing state order in Germany based on democracy, using violence, and to replace it with their own state," according to a translation by Deutsche Welle.

Officials say the suspects include members of several far-right extremist groups and QAnon followers, and people who adhere to the Reichsbürger or "Reich citizens" movement, which holds that Germany's current constitution is invalid.

The group of conspiracists coalesced as early as November 2021, Frank said, uniting over their support for "Prince Heinrich XIII" — a 71-year-old man who has gained followers through his controversial political views. He is a minor aristocrat and member of the former German royal house of Reuss — which once included an actual Prince Heinrich XIII. But the monarchy was abolished when the Weimar Republic was founded in 1918.

Heinrich is among those who have been detained, Frank said. Others arrested include a Russian national, identified as "Vitalia B.," who is accused of supporting the plan, according to a news release from the federal prosecutor's office.