Reichsbürger

"Will the Reichsbürger movement resurrect the German Reich?"

The Reichsbürger movement does not recognise the Federal Republic of Germany as a legitimate state. Reichsbürger believe that the German Empire, within its 1871 or 1937 borders, still exists. They claim that the Federal Republic is not a sovereign state but a corporation created by the Allies (referred to as the ‘BRD GmbH’). As supposed evidence, they often point to the German ‘identity card’, arguing that the term implies citizens are merely employees. Many followers refuse to acknowledge German authorities and laws. Some establish their own autonomous mini-states and monarchies (so-called ‘self-administrators’). Others operate underground, plotting the violent overthrow of the government. The domestic intelligence agency classifies them as a serious threat.