Police Arrest Five Teenagers Across Germany for Far-Right Terror Network 'Last Defense Wave'

German police conducted simultaneous early-morning raids on 13 properties across multiple German states on May 21, arresting five teenagers aged 14-18 on suspicion of membership in a far-right domestic terror organization calling itself 'Die Letzte Verteidigungswelle' (The Last Defense Wave). The group allegedly planned and carried out violent attacks targeting migrants and political opponents. Two suspects were charged in connection with the arson attack on a cultural center in Altdöbern, Brandenburg (October 2025); two others were accused of attempted arson at an asylum seekers' home in Schmölln, Thuringia (January 2026). The Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) coordinated the operation with state security agencies. Federal prosecutors stated the suspects held extremist anti-immigration ideology and communicated via encrypted channels. The arrests underscored the BfV Verfassungsschutz's repeated warnings that far-right extremism — not Islamist terrorism — remains Germany's most dangerous domestic security threat.