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Hanns-Martin Schleyer Biography and Timeline

Follow Hanns-Martin Schleyer through 3 dated historical records for Germany.

Hanns-Martin Schleyer, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records
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1977–1977Years on this page

1977

Kidnap

Cologne · Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Kidnapped in Cologne with 3 of his bodyguards killed by Baader-Meinhof

Death of Hanns-Martin Schleyer

Cologne · Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Death of Hans Martin Schleyer, assassinated by Baader-Meinhof

Assassination of Hanns-Martin Schleyer

Cologne · Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Hanns-Martin Schleyer, chairman of the German Employers Organisation, is kidnapped and later shot

Records, sources and methodology

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