Heinrich XIII: Germany’s far-right prince who planned a coup
09 December 2022 |
2:59 pm
A hereditary prince and co-leader of a right-wing terror cell was plotting to overthrow the German government. How did a minor member of a noble family go from real estate to the center of an extremist plot?
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