# German Autumn (1977)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1977-german-autumn
Location: West Germany
Categories: main-event

In autumn 1977 the Red Army Faction kidnapped and murdered employer president Hanns Martin Schleyer. A Lufthansa jet was hijacked to Mogadishu and freed. The RAF leaders died in Stammheim prison.

## Why it matters
It was the climax of left-wing terrorism.

Ruler at the time: [Helmut Schmidt](https://germany-history.com/rulers/helmut-schmidt)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – German Autumn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Autumn)
- [Wikipedia – Red Army Faction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army_Faction)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – Red Army Faction](https://www.britannica.com/topic/Red-Army-Faction)