A man known only as Franco A. represents the rise of a new brand of extremism in Germany. A military officer who was caught posing as a Syrian refugee, he is now accused of plotting political murder.
His story is part of our new podcast series.
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His story is part of our new podcast series.
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Our audio documentary series explores how extremists in Germany, many of them soldiers, police officers and like-minded civilians are planning for the day they believe democracy will end in Germany — “Day X.” nyti.ms/3vt1Mxf
The five-part series includes reporting by our Berlin bureau chief, @kbennhold, who first started reporting about a so-called shadow army of extremists in Germany’s armed forces in 2018, and the case of Franco A. last year. nyti.ms/34lBTDF 
In Deutschland bereiten sich Rechtsextremisten in der Bundeswehr und Polizei auf den Tag vor, an dem die Demokratie stürzen soll. Diesen Tag nennen sie Tag X. In unseren neuen Podcast beschäftigen wir uns mit der Frage: Wie gefährlich ist das? nyti.ms/3fSXd8C
Read Katrin Bennhold’s investigation of the case of Franco A., and Germany’s complacency in fighting far-right extremism. Then listen to our new podcast.
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