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Munich Demonstration for Freedom of the Press in Response to the Spiegel Affair (c. October/November 1962)
German History in Documents and Images, German Historical Institute Washington, 1962-11
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- West Germany: police raid Der Spiegel's offices and arrest its editors over a defense article
- Claim 843: The arrest of Rudolf Augstein and other Der Spiegel employees on charges of treason was condemned in the left-wing press and triggered student protests for freedom of the press, including one at Munich's Ludwig Maximilian University.
- Claim 845: 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.
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