German Autumn

English

Etymology

Derived from the 1978 film "Deutschland im Herbst" (Germany in Autumn).

Proper noun

German Autumn

1. (historical) A set of events in late 1977, revolving around the kidnapping and murder of industrialist Hanns-Martin Schleyer, by the Red Army Faction (RAF), and the hijacking of the Lufthansa aeroplane Landshut by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

Translations

set of events in late 1977

• German: Deutscher Herbst
• Japanese: ドイツの秋 (Doitsu no aki)
• Norwegian: Den tyske høsten
• Vietnamese: Mùa thu Đức