Killing of Benno Ohnesorg

Benno Ohnesorg
Born(1940-10-15)15 October 1940
Hanover, Germany
Died2 June 1967(1967-06-02) (aged 26)
Charlottenburg, West Berlin, West Germany
52°30′38.2″N 13°18′34.6″E / 52.510611°N 13.309611°E / 52.510611; 13.309611
Cause of deathGunshot wounds
Alma materFreie Universität Berlin
OccupationStudent

Benno Ohnesorg (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛno ˈʔoːnəzɔɐ̯k]; 15 October 1940 – 2 June 1967) was a West German university student who was fatally shot in the back of the head by policeman Karl-Heinz Kurras during a demonstration in West Berlin. His death spurred the growth of the left-wing West German student movement.

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