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- Title
“Shadow army” and military terrorism in 21st century Germany. The 2017 Der Tag X conspiracy.
- Authors
Bolaños, Roberto Muñoz
- Abstract
In 2017, a conspiracy known as Tag X (Day X) was uncovered within the German Bundeswehr (Armed Forces). This operation had been articulated from the embryo of a possible 'shadow army', supported by paramilitary organisations, and its aim was to seize power through the use of violence and terror Der Tag X (The X-Day). This dynamic would culminate in the implementation of “ethnic cleansing”, the elimination of “internal enemies” and the establishment of an authoritarian state. Our thesis is that the origin of this military conspiracy is closely associated with a set of political, social, economic and cultural transformations that have taken place since the last decade of the twentieth century and that have created a favourable situation for the rise of the extreme right in Germany and “legitimised” right-wing extremists to intervene in the political decision-making process. We have used two main types of sources for our work. On the one hand, primary sources, consisting of decrees on tradition in the Bundeswehr, and parliamentary investigations and intelligence reports on right-wing extremism in the Bundeswehr. On the other hand, bibliographical and periodicals, which cover the main events connected with the Tag X conspiracy.
- Subjects
GERMANY; TERRORISM; GERMAN military; TWENTY-first century; CONSPIRACY theories; RIGHT-wing extremists; INVESTIGATION reports; RIGHT-wing extremism; ETHNIC cleansing; ARMED Forces
- Publication
Araucaria, 2023, Vol 25, Issue 52, p13
- ISSN
1575-6823
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12795/araucaria.2023.i52.01