Source
Democracy in Jeopardy? (October 29, 1962)
German History in Documents and Images, German Historical Institute Washington, 1962-10-29
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- https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/two-germanies-1961-1989/democracy-in-jeopardy-october-29-1962
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- 2026-09-26
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- West Germany: police raid Der Spiegel's offices and arrest its editors over a defense article
- Claim 837: Der Spiegel published an article on October 10, 1962, saying the Bundeswehr was only conditionally prepared to defend the country against a nuclear strike, and the magazine was accused of treason.
- Claim 838: Der Spiegel was accused of treason over the October 10 article.
- Claim 839: Police stormed Der Spiegel's offices on October 26, 1962, and arrested the magazine's publisher, Rudolf Augstein.
- Claim 840: Conrad Ahlers, the article's author and the magazine's deputy editor-in-chief, was arrested while on vacation in Spain.
- Claim 842: A Frankfurt newspaper editorial said the police operation could lead all journalists to resolve not to write another word about the German army as long as the legal uncertainty continued.
- Claim 844: The police operation against Der Spiegel came almost three weeks after the October 10 article appeared but only two days after a separate Bundestag dispute over the magazine's reporting on military housing contracts had ended.
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