The Storming of the Reichstag
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 In a highly unusual decision given the chance for an incident, the police allowed a right wing group to gather on the steps of the Reichstag. Despite encouragement from agitators, the crowd did not storm the building. | |
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| Date | 29 August,2020 |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Interest of | 2021 Washington D.C. Riots |
| Interests | 2021 Washington D.C. Riots |
On Saturday 29 August, 2020 a 40,000-100,000 people took to the streets in Berlin, the capital of Germany for a peaceful, cross-political demonstration against the COVID rules including lockdowns and compulsory face masks. At the same time, police permitted a smaller far right rally on the steps of Parliament, leading to an incident eerily foreshadowing the 2021 Washington D.C. false flag attack.
Main demonstration
In total 38,000 people gathered according to official police statements[1]. A previous ban by the authorities on the protests had been nullified by the courts, on condition of ensuring through announcements and orderlies that the minimum physical distance requirement would be met; no face mask requirement was made[1].
In the morning, people gathered in the city centre, planning to march from Unter den Linden to the Brandenburger Tor and Berlin Victory Column. Policemen who later blew the whistle described "a relaxed and peaceful atmosphere". With the pretext that most demonstrators refused to keep the dictated 1½ meters distance or wear a nose and mouth covering that the police had declared after the physical distance breaches, the police dispersed this demonstration after a few hours.[1]
The Storming of the Reichstag Building
Towards evening same day, police permitted protesters, many from the far right, to assemble on the front steps of the Reichstag, the German parliament. This is a highly unusual decision, given the chance for an incident and the historical significant of the building.
Flags and T-shirts associated with the far right could be seen among the crowd. The crowd was incited by a demagogue to break the barriers to the Reichstag. Some of the demonstrators managed to break through a cordon and allegedly tried to storm the building. Despite encouragement, the crowd did not storm the building, and were dispersed by police using pepper spray.[2]
Later, the police officer group Federal Working Group of Critical Policemen asked the authorities to disclose how many intelligence operatives and other informers were present at the gatherings. Dozens of informants were also present just from the local Berlin security service.[3]
The Critical Policemen concluded: “The Berlin police were thus led yesterday in such a way that in the end there existed a certain amount of justification for the Interior Minister and Police President to prohibit it, due to an alleged threat to the Reichstag and the nonsense in front of the Russian embassy, a few hundred meters away. Both unacceptable."[3]
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