‘Warning to the Princess’: Antifa Claims Responsibility for Bavaria Arson
11th October 2025
German police are investigating whether far-left extremists from Antifa were behind a massive fire that destroyed the historic Thurn und Taxis hunting lodge near Regensburg, Bavaria earlier this week.
The fire, which broke out in the early hours of Monday, reduced the 19th-century building to its outer walls and caused damage estimated at around €4 million.
Authorities confirmed that a statement claiming responsibility for the arson has been posted on the far-left online platform Indymedia.
The message, signed by an “Antifa Kommando,” described the fire as a “warning” to Gloria, Dowager Princess of Thurn und Taxis, accusing her of “reactionary” and “fascist” sympathies.
Police in Regensburg said the statement is being examined but stressed that they are “investigating in all directions.”