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Germany’s Nazi problem: Hannibal’s Secret Army
In the conclusion of a two-part series, DUROYAN FERTL reveals weapons dumps and plans for a “Day X” slaughter in a country where even the police force has seen 400 investigations of right-wing extremism
The Nazi network dubbed 'Hannibal' operated in regional groupings across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, included soldiers, police, lawyers, judges, civil servants and intelligence agents
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IN late 2018, the newspaper taz and Focus magazine revealed an extensive network of far-right extremists across Germany, connected to, but larger than, the notorious Nordkreuz group.
The network was dubbed Hannibal, after the codename of its Telegram chat-group administrator — a former trainer for Germany’s elite military commandos, the KSK, named Andre Schmitt.
It operated in regional groupings across Germany – west, south, east and north, deliberately mirroring German army structures – with further branches in Austria and Switzerland, and included active soldiers, reservists, police, lawyers, judges, firefighters, civil servants and intelligence agents.
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