Citizens of the Reich: The organization that rejects the German state, believes in the Reich and wanted to catalyze democracy

The “Citizens of the Reich“, the central core of which dismantled today in the ‘biggest post-war counter-terrorist operation’ of the German security forces, are a hodgepodge of individuals and groups from the far-right scene, the neo-Nazi space, conspiracy theorist circles and deniers of the coronavirus pandemic. They reject the legitimacy of the modern German state and believe in the Reich (1871-1945).

According to the organization, the Reich still exists within its pre-war borders and is ruled by a Provisional Government (KRR) or government-in-exile, the current German state is illegal and the Weimar Constitution (1919) remains in force. German capitulation rejected, as well as the Constitution of 1949, in which it is emphasized that the Federal Republic is not a successor scheme of the Reich. “Citizens of the Reich” believe that the Reich remains alive, but cannot function as a state, because it lacks organization and governmental authorities.

The founder of the original provisional government of the Reich was in 1985 o Wolfgang Gunter Ebel, former foreman on the Reich Railway in West Berlin. Ebel had declared himself “Reich Chancellor”, but after disagreements with other officials, several “governments” were created, even in Nevada, USA. From them currency and stamps are printed, driver’s licenses are issued, and in some cases “government agencies” are also established. Often members of the organization refuse to pay taxes, while imposing “fines” and issue arrest warrants against officials who refuse to accept their documents and do not recognize the authority of the courts.

The business that was carried out today by approximately 3000 police officers constitutes the largest post-war mobilization of the security forces in the field of terrorism and had as its main target the group around Prince Henry XIII, heir to the House of Royce. The prince is among 25 people arrested today in investigations in 11 states on suspicion of involvement in terrorist organisation. Former Alternative for Germany (AfD) MP Birgit Malzach-Winkemann, a judge in Berlin, intended to be the Reich’s “Minister of Justice” and has also been arrested.

According to Federal Prosecutor Peter Frank, eight of the 25 arrested have already been remanded in custody on charges of abolition of the current state free democratic orders. Mr Frank referred to a “terrorist organization which formed around Prince Henry XIII and was in the form of a council, structured like a government organisation”, ideologically influenced by conspiracy theories and the QAnon theory. Leading officials of the organization, according to the Athens News Agency, were already preparing to take up specific positions in the state, the Prosecutor pointed out and added that there were even thoughts of an armed invasion of the Federal Parliament.