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May 01, 1915 Offenburg, Baden Württemberg, Germany Died on 18 Oct 1977 (aged 62)
German business executive, employer and industry representative
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About Hanns Martin Schleyer
- Hanns Martin Schleyer (German pronunciation: ['ha?ns 'ma?ti?n '?la????]; 1 May 1915 – 18 October 1977) was a German member of the SS, business executive, and employer and industry representative, who served as President of two powerful commercial organizations, the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände, BDA) and the Federation of German Industries (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie, BDI).
- Schleyer's role in those business organisations, his positions in the labour disputes and aggressive appearance on television, his conservative anti-communist views and position as a prominent member of the Christian Democratic Union, and his past as an enthusiastic member of the Nazi student movement made him a target for radical elements of the German student movement in the 1970s.He was kidnapped on 5 September 1977 by the far left Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion, RAF) and subsequently murdered; his driver and police escort of three policemen were also murdered when his car was ambushed.
- The German government decided to not negotiate with terrorists.
- The abduction and murder are commonly seen as the climax of the RAF campaign in 1977, known as the German Autumn.
- After his death Schleyer has been extensively honoured in Germany; the Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize, the Hanns Martin Schleyer Foundation and the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle are named in his honour.
- In 2017 German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the German government marked the 40th anniversary of the kidnapping.
