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Hans-Wilhelm Hansen (26)

Police Officer (clerical grade)

26/09/1978 Shot
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Last office Polizei Dortmund, NRW
Years of service 7
Cause of death Shot
Died 26/09/1978
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The colleague Hans-Wilhelm Hansen was shot dead on September 24, 1979 by a trio of the then RAF terrorists. They had just been doing target practice in a patch of woods in Dortmund. Local residents complained about the "noise," so the police were called. Hans-Wilhelm Hansen arrived with his colleague and discovered the group of people. When they notice the police officers, they immediately shoot at them. The colleague Hans-Wilhelm Hansen is fatally shot. His colleague is shot and seriously injured.
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