# Claim 839

Police stormed Der Spiegel's offices on October 26, 1962, and arrested the magazine's publisher, Rudolf Augstein.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: Police stormed Der Spiegel's offices on October 26, 1962, and arrested the magazine's publisher, Rudolf Augstein.
- Field: action
- Value: Raid and Augstein's arrest
- About: [incident 1962-west-germany-spiegel-affair-raid-and-arrests](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1962-west-germany-spiegel-affair-raid-and-arrests)
- Source: Democracy in Jeopardy? (October 29, 1962). https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/two-germanies-1961-1989/democracy-in-jeopardy-october-29-1962
- Publisher: German History in Documents and Images, German Historical Institute Washington
- Method: primary document
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: high
- Status: current
- Source date: 1962-10-29

## Quotation from the source

> On Friday, October 26, 1962, the police stormed its offices and arrested publisher Rudolf Augstein.

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