# Franz Josef Strauss

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 0 sources.

- Kind: person
- Role: Federal Minister of Defense, Federal Republic of Germany
- Jurisdiction: DE

## Incidents

| Date | Incident | Role | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 26 October 1962 | [West Germany: police raid Der Spiegel's offices and arrest its editors over a defense article](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1962-west-germany-spiegel-affair-raid-and-arrests) | ordered | historical |

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