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Protests against Defense Minister Strauss's role in the affair triggered a coalition crisis that ultimately also led to the resignation of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.

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

Statement: Protests against Defense Minister Strauss's role in the affair triggered a coalition crisis that ultimately also led to the resignation of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.
Field: status
Value: Coalition crisis and Adenauer's resignation
About: incident 1962-west-germany-spiegel-affair-raid-and-arrests
Source: Munich Demonstration for Freedom of the Press in Response to the Spiegel Affair (c. October/November 1962)
Publisher: German History in Documents and Images, German Historical Institute Washington
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 1962-11

Quotation from the source

Defense Minister Franz-Josef Strauß (CSU) triggered a coalition crisis and ultimately also led to the resignation of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.