The Truth about the Gunshot that Changed Germany

rich richard.romeo at gmail.com
Mon Jun 1 07:18:43 CDT 2009


and the police officer is fairly unrepentant

p.s. i've enjoyed the recent photo spreads of East Germany that have
been featured in Der Spiegel

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 6:47 AM, Otto <ottosell at googlemail.com> wrote:
> The Truth about the Gunshot that Changed Germany
>
> By SPIEGEL Staff
>
> It was the shot that changed the course of German history. On June 2,
> 1967, a West Berlin police officer shot and killed leftist
> demonstrator Benno Ohnesorg. The event triggered a whole generation of
> leftist activism. Would history have turned out differently if people
> knew then the killer was a member of East Germany's secret police?
> (...)
> http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,627342,00.html
>



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