It came as a great shock last week when, as a result of the largest counterterrorism operation in German history, it came to light that a coup was being planned and that its ringleaders had been arrested. A hitherto little-known group had drawn up detailed plans to install a new government with an obscure prince at its head. The thrilling narrative, of which Ian Fleming would
An obscure German blue blood is reportedly at the center of a strange plan to topple the German government foiled this week by the country s security services. Observers are describing the development as a dangerous escalation of the Reichsbürger movement, whose followers want to overthrow Germany s leaders.
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An alleged plot to topple the German government, led by a self-styled prince, a retired paratrooper and a Berlin judge, had its roots in a murky mixture of post-war grudges, antisemitic conspiracy theories and anger over recent pandemic restrictions, experts say.