# Student Movement (1968)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1968-student-movement
Location: West Germany
Categories: main-event

The killing of student Benno Ohnesorg by a policeman in June 1967 radicalised protests. In 1968 students demonstrated against the Vietnam War and the Nazi past of the older generation. Rudi Dutschke was shot and wounded.

## Why it matters
It liberalised West German society.

Ruler at the time: [Kurt Georg Kiesinger](https://germany-history.com/rulers/kurt-georg-kiesinger)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – West German student movement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_German_student_movement)
- [Wikipedia – Killing of Benno Ohnesorg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Benno_Ohnesorg)