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On Sunday 30 July 1977, Ponto and his wife Ignes were at their [[Oberursel]] [[villa]] packing for a [[Tourism|vacation]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] but were also expecting a visit from [[Susanne Albrecht]], the daughter of a good friend of the Pontos. She arrived at around 17:10, with two strangers, later identified to be [[Brigitte Mohnhaupt]] and [[Christian Klar]]. Albrecht gave Ignes a [[flower bouquet|bouquet]] of [[rose|red roses]], and all the guests were invited into the living room, where Ignes left them alone with Ponto. |
On Sunday 30 July 1977, Ponto and his wife Ignes were at their [[Oberursel]] [[villa]] packing for a [[Tourism|vacation]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] but were also expecting a visit from [[Susanne Albrecht]], the daughter of a good friend of the Pontos. She arrived at around 17:10, with two strangers, later identified to be [[Brigitte Mohnhaupt]] and [[Christian Klar]]. Albrecht gave Ignes a [[flower bouquet|bouquet]] of [[rose|red roses]], and all the guests were invited into the living room, where Ignes left them alone with Ponto. |
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From the living room, raised voices were heard and then gunshots. It is thought that Albrecht and her accomplices attempted to kidnap Ponto, and after he resisted they shot him. He was shot five times and later died of his serious wounds. The three killers fled the villa, and escaped with their getaway driver [[Peter-Jürgen Boock]]. The killers took responsibility for the murder in the name of ''Roter Morgen'' (Red Morning).<ref name="dresdnerbank.com"/><ref name="HTT"/> |
From the living room, raised voices were heard and then gunshots. It is thought that Albrecht and her accomplices attempted to kidnap Ponto, and after he resisted they shot him. He was shot five times and later died of his serious wounds. The three killers fled the villa, and escaped with their [[crime scene getaway|getaway driver]] [[Peter-Jürgen Boock]]. The killers took responsibility for the murder in the name of ''Roter Morgen'' (Red Morning).<ref name="dresdnerbank.com"/><ref name="HTT"/> |
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Revision as of 03:36, 26 March 2012
| Assassination of Jürgen Ponto | |
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| Location | Oberursel, Hessen, Germany, |
| Date | 30 July 1977 17:10[1] – 17:30 at the latest. (CET) |
| Target | Jürgen Ponto |
Attack type | Attempted kidnapping, murder |
| Weapons | firearms |
| Deaths | 1 civilian |
| Perpetrators | Roter Morgen RAF Brigitte Mohnhaupt Christian Klar Susanne Albrecht |
Jürgen Ponto, (17 December 1923 Bad Nauheim, Hesse - 30 July 1977 Frankfurt am Main) was a German banker and chairman of the Dresdner Bank board of directors. Previously, he had worked as a lawyer. He was assassinated by members of the Red Army Faction in events leading up to the German Autumn.
Death
On Sunday 30 July 1977, Ponto and his wife Ignes were at their Oberursel villa packing for a vacation in Rio de Janeiro but were also expecting a visit from Susanne Albrecht, the daughter of a good friend of the Pontos. She arrived at around 17:10, with two strangers, later identified to be Brigitte Mohnhaupt and Christian Klar. Albrecht gave Ignes a bouquet of red roses, and all the guests were invited into the living room, where Ignes left them alone with Ponto.
From the living room, raised voices were heard and then gunshots. It is thought that Albrecht and her accomplices attempted to kidnap Ponto, and after he resisted they shot him. He was shot five times and later died of his serious wounds. The three killers fled the villa, and escaped with their getaway driver Peter-Jürgen Boock. The killers took responsibility for the murder in the name of Roter Morgen (Red Morning).[1][2]
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