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On 14 January 1950, roughly 50 unknown men assailed Federal Police and Military armories located all across Germany. In this, they stole a number of weapons, explosives as well as ammunition, smuggling them out of these locations ranging from military depots to military bases. 4 of these 50 men were arrested while trying to leave with stolen hardware and found to be authorized access holders making an unauthorized transaction of expensive military goods.
The military, police and government at large were extremely paranoid as bases went on lockdown, especially as enough supplies to start a nationwide insurgency just simply and suddenly went missing. Then, in the second week on the 22 of January 1950, a number of explosives, TNT and other devices were left in locations all over these bases. Reports came in of TNT simply sitting, untriggered and undetonated on bridges. It wasn't until officers were actually killed by these bombings on the 25th. One such officer was a member of the Heer, a mere Stabshauptmann.
Soldiers outside of his office saw him through his windows, sitting to enjoy a cup of tea. One soldier explicitly recalled the way the German flag seemed to have caught alight before an incendiary bomb detonated, engorging the officer in flames. The intent was unknown other than the officer seemed to have been politically unpopular to his men. What was happening?
As strange as the attacks began, they continued at random. Although the true perpetrators wouldn't know but their plans were only putting fear into the general German peoples rather than convincing some defection. The four out of the 50-men responsible for smuggling insisted they knew nothing of these operations, simply that they made dead-drops that were never face to face, first contacted due to their positions.
2 out of the 4 insist they were threatened, the other 2 stated they were sent a package of money and had no reason to decline, especially given the state the country was heading into... All four of these men have absolutely nothing in common beyond their positions as guards of these armories. They had no political nor religious associations and hold no motivations.
All the investigators know is whoever is doing this is purposely fucking with them - leaving undetonated bombs as a psychological ploy in locations with minimal civilian casualties but significant economic importance is giving everybody a fright.
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