‘Day X’ Coup Plot Foiled, 25 Arrested Across Germany

About twenty-five people were reportedly arrested in Germany for an alleged coup plot try.

The group, allegedly composed of far-right and former military figures, reportedly plotted “Day X” to storm the Reichstag parliament building with the intent of taking power.

Among those arrested was an individual named Heinrich XIII, someone who is allegedly from an aristocratic family. The man was allegedly in the middle of the planned coup, BBC.com reported.

He was only one of two alleged ringleaders arrested across 11 German states.

Other members of the planned coup include members of the extremist Reichsbürger [Citizens of the Reich] movement. The group has long been on the radar of the German police over violent attacks and racist and antisemitic conspiracy theories.

It was added that the movement refused to recognize the German state.

Also, other suspects tied to the allegations reportedly came from the QAnon movement who believe their country is in the hands of a mythical "deep

Interior Minister Nancy Faeser assured Germans that authorities would respond with the full force of the law "against the enemies of democracy."

Linked to this was the plot to kidnap the German health minister back in April. This was believed to be the first indication tied to COVID-19 conspiracy movements.

It was estimated that around 50 men and women were part of the group. Their goal was to overthrow the republic and place a new state that would be modeled on the Germany of 1871 – an empire called the Second Reich.

"We don't yet have a name for this group," an unnamed spokeswoman for the federal prosecutor's office stated. The interior minister said it was made up of an organization "council" and a military arm.

Wednesday’s raid was said to be the largest anti-extremist operation done in German history. Three thousand officers took part in 150 operations in 11 of Germany's 16 states, with two people arrested in Austria and Italy.