German Autumn

Proper noun

Meaning

German Autumn

(historical) A set of events in late 1977, revolving around the kidnapping and murder of industrialist Hanns-Martin Schleyer, by the Red Army Faction (RAF), and the hijacking of the Lufthansa aeroplane Landshut by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

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Examples

The events in the autumn of 1977 are frequently referred to as Der Deutsche Herbst ("German Autumn"). Source: Internet

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