Five policemen were injured. Two hours later a Ford 12 van loaded with explosives blew up in the car park of the Criminal Investigation office in München. 60 cars were demolished. The Tommy Weissbecker Commando claimed responsability for the attack. (12 May 1972)
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Thursday 26th of September 1940 (-) — Philosopher Walter Benjamin commits suicide by an overdose of morphine tablets. A fierce critic of Nazism, Benjamin was on the run for the Gestapo. Benjamin wanted to cross the border into Portugal and then sail to the United States.