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German Autumn

German Autumn proper noun: 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).

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).

German Autumn meaning in Vietnamese

German Autumn in Vietnamese

set of events in late 1977
Mùa thu Đức

Origin of German Autumn

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

Questions about German Autumn

What does German Autumn mean?
German Autumn means 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).
What is German Autumn in Vietnamese?
German Autumn in Vietnamese is Mùa thu Đức. See German Autumn meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is German Autumn?
German Autumn is a proper noun.

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