Overview

• The BGH decision on July 18 revealed hierarchical roles directly modeled on Nazi structures, with titles such as “Propagandaminister” and a 13-year-old “Gestapo” leader
• The group adopted Waffen-SS imagery and a slogan proclaiming a race war to cleanse Germany, posting racist and antisemitic content on social media
• Prosecutors accuse members aged 14-18 of plotting attacks on asylum centers and left-wing sites to bring down Germany’s democracy
• Investigations and pretrial detentions are ongoing across Hesse, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg following May raids that netted five suspects
• Federal agencies have warned that similar youth-led extremist cells are expanding online, prompting intensified crackdowns to curb radicalization