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Last week, something bizarre and outrageous happened: a "prince" tried to restore " German Empire ".
He and his companions made careful preparations to armed attacks on the German parliament, overthrow the contemporary German political system, and restore the Second German Empire. He came to serve as head of state.
On the eve of the "coup", the organization was almost completely captured by the federal police. There are so many complaints about
. It once made people think it was Onion News , but who thought it was true! More than
More than European media have sent messages saying that an far-right group conspiring to overthrow the government was arrested by the German police.
BBC: In a sudden outbreak, the German police arrested an organization composed of far-right people and military personnel, planning to attack the Capitol and seize power.
《The Sun: An organization "led by a prince" who is planning a coup to overthrow the German government was arrested in a large-scale raid.
《Washington Post 》: German police arrested 25 far-right people who plotted to overthrow the government.
"Bernardo da Derby": "Imperial Citizen" is believed to plan to launch a coup in Germany, and the prince will become the new head of state.
It is reported that the leaders are actually dozens of retired elderly people. That's it? Still intend to subvert the current regime through an armed coup?
In fact, this matter is quite a big deal.
A total of 3,000 police and special forces were dispatched across Germany. This is the largest anti-terrorism operation team in Germany's history. At the same time, it launched a raid and rushed into more than 30 villas, houses, and studios.
A total of 25 members of extreme right-wing organizations have been arrested, and German law enforcement agencies still plan to search for other important members.
The leader who planned the incident was also arrested, Prince Reus, 71-year-old Prince Heinrich XIII.
In German history, the Hohenzollern royal family was the main ruling family of the German Empire. The last German emperor was William II , and was also the main planner of in the battle of .
During World War II , William II tried to restore the Hohenzollern Dynasty by supporting the Nazi Party, but it ended in failure.
Strictly speaking, the most orthodox German royal family should be Hohenzollern family , and the current patriarch of the family is Prince Georg Friedrich Ferdinand.
He is the heir to the throne of Prussia and the leader of the royal family of Hohenzollern . He is called Prince of Prussia. But interestingly, he himself did not agree with Germany's restoration of the monarchy.
This time Heinrich XIII, who intends to overthrow the German government, is just a descendant of the ruler of the Principality of Reus in eastern Germany.
1918 German revolution , Heinrich XIII's great-grandfather was forced to abdicate and was expelled from power with William II. The Principality of Reus has also become part of the current Thuringian . Although
was kicked off the stage, the family was still rich, but they lost the treatment of the nobles. This family is ordinary in all aspects and has no sense of existence.
The biggest feature is that all males in the family are called Heinrich , which is said to commemorate the help of Henry VI of the Holy Roman Empire Hohenstaufen Dynasty to the family.
In order to avoid causing confusion, all the names of all male descendants of the Reus family are distinguished by "Heinrich" and "number".
was introduced to Heinrich's thirteenth generation. His economic situation was quite good. He was engaged in the real estate development industry, and he also had sparkling wine winery, running four companies, but obviously he was not willing to be just an ordinary middle class.
He had greater desires - to restore the German Empire and ascend the throne to emperor.
For decades, he has been committed to maintaining family history, renovating family cemeteries, and "fighting for the glory of the family." He also publicly stated that his great-grandfather was forced to abdicate.
In 2019, Heinrich XIII delivered a speech condemning Germany's modern political structure at the World Forum in Zurich, Switzerland. He called Germany a "state without sovereignty"; separation of powers was "an illusion"; Germany was a "tributive vassal state."
He said that his family dynasty dates back to 900 AD and helped build Germany for thousands of years, but was eventually "deprived of rights." There are also calls for the establishment of the Principality of Reus where people can live "a happy life".
"The tax rate of the Principality of Reus was very low, direct and transparent. In the past, people under my ancestors lived a happy life. Unlike now, the administration was messy and unconventional. "
He also spared no effort to spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, such as "behind the French Revolution is the Rothschild family", "the United States funded the Hitler regime", "the war was launched to promote the spread of the Jewish population", and also claimed that the previous German emperors were framed, etc.
For decades, he had been trying to find followers, planned to turn over to become emperor again, and then hit it off with the far-right organization "Imperial Citizen".
"Imperial Citizen" has more than 20,000 active members, from all walks of life in Germany. According to the later Constitutional Security Bureau, there were 2,000 members.
This organization feels that the German Empire before was the real Germany, and after World War II, Germany was simply a puppet country created by the Allied forces, oppressed by powerful foreign forces.
In the West, there are many similar anarchists, most of which are believers of conspiracy theories. The United States also has an "autonomous citizen" organization, and the United Kingdom also has "free people". In short, it does not recognize the current government.
Therefore, some members of the organization refuse to pay taxes, refuse to obey the law, send spam to government departments and courts every day, causing trouble to the government, and even print their own passports, and driver's license.
Therefore, "Imperial Citizens" gradually became a nightmare for government departments. They not only violently treated law enforcement personnel many times, but also often came to make trouble, scolding government officials when they opened their mouths and wanted to do something.
In the eyes of the German government, the people in this organization are all thugs who ignore the law. But in the eyes of "imperial citizens", you are the pseudo-government . Since there is no legality, there is no law to speak of, and we will not recognize it.
Heinrich XIII funded the "Imperial Citizens" and even took out his castle as the base for the restoration plan.
As the organization develops and grows, everyone feels that the time to make trouble is ripe, and it is time to overthrow Germany's existing national order and plan a new future for Germany!
Although this plan seems awkward, in fact, their plan is still moving forward in an orderly manner:
In terms of armed forces, there are members of the organization who have been soldiers and police. They are responsible for training on the use of gun weapons for all participants and have obtained a large number of weapons and gun licenses. In terms of execution, all participating members have undergone systematic review and assessment and signed the confidentiality agreement . They also purchased satellite phone worth 20,000 euros for easy secret communication. After
made a series of plans, they also invited a professional team to help them check the feasibility of the plan.
They are ready to attack the country's important infrastructure, especially electricity, first. "As long as there is a power outage for two or three days, it can subvert the country." This is the time for them to rise in troubled times. After
causes chaos, they will invade the Capitol with armed forces, control the German MPs present, handcuff them and arrest them. Then, announce the revolutionary program to the outside world and win the support of the whole people. After the completion of the incident, Heinrich XIII ascended the throne and became emperor, formed an shadow cabinet, and appointed ministers of foreign affairs, national defense, internal affairs, etc. The head of the military department is also composed of active and former military members, and even soldiers of the special forces.
This organization is also considered a "gathering of heroes". Important members include Max, 63, a retired colonel from the General Staff Department, Michael F, a 59-year-old retired policeman, and Andreas, a 58-year-old logistics sergeant from the German Special Forces , and Weikeman, a 58-year-old Berlin judge...
Then, he was taken down before he could take action.
may be an incident that has not been so "thrilling" for many years, and the German military and police constitutional special forces are facing a great enemy. Operation
dispatched about 3,000 police officers, including federal criminal police, federal police and criminal police in various states, and also carried out searches for 150 locations in 11 German states.
On the same day, a total of 25 suspects were arrested, some of whom were arrested in Italy and Austria.
It is reported that this search is one of the largest operations to combat extremists in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany.
reported that the German attorney general praised the authorities for dismantling terrorist organizations, saying it showed Germany's ability to defend democracy.
Many media have described these "imperial citizens" as madmen like Don Gilles. Not only that, members of the Reus family are also speechless about this matter.
Reus' current patriarch is Heinrich XIV. He said that Heinrich XIV has been away from the family for 14 years and he is now an "unpopular person" in the family.
He said that Heinrich Thirteen was probably brainwashed and deceived, becoming a "confused old man", "falling into the whirlpool of conspiracy theory", and said that he no longer belonged to his family because of his absurd behavior. (It's not our family's business)
The rebellion is really a "slaughter". It is estimated that the 71-year-old Heinrich Thirteen will spend the rest of his life in prison.
I don’t know if he will continue to lead the “imperial citizens” to do some new “careers” in prison.
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