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According to the police, two officers were injured in an unauthorized demonstration by around 60 opponents of the Corona measures in Schmalkalden (Thuringia).
The police said that three police officers were attacked from a crowd on Monday evening when they tried to take down the personal details of a man who appeared to be the head of the meeting.
A 44-year-old man suddenly hit an officer in the neck and threw another policeman to the ground in the subsequent tussle.
The officers used pepper spray against an attacker and then had to get to safety from an angry crowd that harassed and threatened her.
The two officers were treated in hospital, the 44-year-old had refused medical treatment.
According to a police spokeswoman on Tuesday, his identity is known, but he has not yet been arrested.
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Criminal Investigation Department took over the investigation.
A video of the incident circulated on social networks on Tuesday.