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Assassination of Jurgen Ponto

Germany · Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1977Date range
4Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1977

Susanne Albrecht28 April 1977

Oberursel · Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Jurgen Ponto, Head of Dresdner Bank, is shot and killed in front of his house in Oberursel in a kidnapping that went wrong, those involved are Brigitte Mohnhaupt, Christian Klar, and Susanne Albrecht, the last bei

Christian Klar28 April 1977

Oberursel · Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Jurgen Ponto, Head of Dresdner Bank, is shot and killed in front of his house in Oberursel in a kidnapping that went wrong, those involved are Brigitte Mohnhaupt, Christian Klar, and Susanne Albrecht

Brigitte Mohnhaupt28 April 1977

Oberursel · Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Jurgen Ponto, Head of Dresdner Bank, is shot and killed in front of his house in Oberursel in a kidnapping that went wrong, those involved are Brigitte Mohnhaupt, Christian Klar, and Susanne Albrecht

Jurgen Ponto28 April 1977

Oberursel · Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Jurgen Ponto, Head of Dresdner Bank, is shot and killed in front of his house in Oberursel in a kidnapping that went wrong, those involved are Brigitte Mohnhaupt, Christian Klar, and Susanne Albrecht

Names involved

Brigitte MohnhauptChristian KlarJurgen PontoSusanne Albrecht

Provenance

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