German business magnate and SS officer (1915–1977)
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Hanns Martin Schleyer
Schleyer in November 1973
President of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations
In office 1 January 1977 – 18 October 1977
Preceded by
Otto A. Friedrich
Succeeded by
Otto Esser
President of the Federation of German Industries
In office 6 December 1973 – 18 October 1977
Preceded by
Hans Günter Sohl
Succeeded by
Nikolaus Fasolt (1978)
Personal details
Born
(1915-05-01)1 May 1915 Offenburg, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire
Died
18 October 1977(1977-10-18) (aged 62) en route to Mulhouse, France
Manner of death
Murder
Political party
Christian Democratic Union (1970–1977) Nazi Party (1937–1945)
Spouse
Waltrude Schleyer
(m. 1939)
Children
4
Relatives
Johann Martin Schleyer (great-great uncle)
Alma mater
Heidelberg University University of Innsbruck (Dr. jur.)
Occupation
Lawyer
Lobbyist
Executive
Paramilitary
Hans "Hanns" Martin Schleyer (German pronunciation:[ˈhansˈmaʁtiːnˈʃlaɪɐ]; 1 May 1915 – 18 October 1977) was a German business executive, and employer and industry representative, and SS officer who served as president of two powerful commercial organizations, the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (German: Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände, BDA) and the Federation of German Industries (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie, BDI). Schleyer became a target for radical elements of the German student movement in the 1970s for his role in those business organisations, positions in the labour disputes, aggressive appearance on television, conservative anti-communist views, position as a prominent member of the Christian Democratic Union, and past as an enthusiastic member of the Nazi student movement and a former SS officer.[1][2][3]
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 killed when his car was ambushed. The German government determined that it was in the national interest not to negotiate with terrorists.[4] 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.[5][6]
^Varon, Jamie (2004). Bringing the War Home: The Weather Underground, the Red Army Faction, and Revolutionary Violence in the Sixties and Seventies. University of California Press. pp. 197, 245, 252, 342.
^J Smith, André Moncourt (February 2009). Bringing the War Home: The Weather Underground, the Red Army Faction, and Revolutionary Violence in the Sixties and Seventies. PM Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-1604861792.
^Schmid, Thomas (19 October 2007). "Hanns Martin Schleyer, das unbekannte Opfer". Die Welt. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
^Terror casualty Hanns Martin Schleyer, Deutsche Welle
^"Bundespräsident gedenkt RAF-Opfern von Schleyer-Entführung". Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
^"KölnSo lebte Hanns Martin Schleyer in Köln". Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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