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|conflict=Battle of Tegeler Weg | |conflict=Battle of Tegeler Weg | ||
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|casualties1=21 hospitalized, 46 arrested | |casualties1=21 hospitalized, 46 arrested | ||
|casualties2=120 injured, 10 hospitalized | |casualties2=120 injured, 10 hospitalized | ||
|casualties3=|notes=|campaignbox=}}The '''Battle of Tegeler Weg''' was a clash between student protesters and | |casualties3=|notes=|campaignbox=}}The '''Battle of Tegeler Weg''' was a clash between student protesters and police during protests against the proceedings to disbar Leftist lawyer [[Horst Mahler]]. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
=== West German | === West German Student Movement === | ||
''See main article: [[West German Student Movement]]'' | |||
The West German | |||
The West German Student Movement was a protest movement in the late 1960s in West Germany. It featured the growth of the [[New Left]] and growing opposition among the youth to worldwide imperialism and state repression by the Federal Republic of Germany.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=Red Army Faction - compiled and translated by J. Smith and Andre Moncourt|year=2009|title=The Red Army Faction: A Documentary History - Volume 1: Projectiles for the People|title-url=https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Library:The_Red_Army_Faction:_A_Documentary_History_-_Volume_1:_Projectiles_for_the_People}}</ref> | |||
=== Horst Mahler === | === Horst Mahler === | ||
Horst Mahler was a central figure in the West German | ''See main article: [[Horst Mahler]]'' | ||
Horst Mahler was a central figure in the West German Student Movement. He was a well known lawyer, defending student protesters and other affiliated with the movement in court. He was involved in groups including the [[Socialist German Students' Federation]] (SDS), and was a founding member of the [[West Berlin Republican Club]] and the [[Socialist Lawyers Collective]]. In April 1968 he was arrested at a protest against the [[Springer Corporation]], leading to efforts to disbar him.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Battle == | == The Battle of Tegeler Weg == | ||
Protests against the proceedings to disbar Mahler broke out on 4 November. About 1,500 protesters fought back against about 1,000 police who were attempting to suppress the protest, throwing cobblestones and fighting against the police with wooden two-by-fours. The police responded in turn with tear gas, water cannons, and attacks with billy clubs. By the end of the battle 21 students were hospitalized and 46 were arrested, while 10 police were hospitalized, with 110 more having minor injuries. Several bystanders were also injured in the battle.<ref name=":0" /> | Protests against the proceedings to disbar Mahler broke out on 4 November. About 1,500 protesters fought back against about 1,000 police who were attempting to suppress the protest, throwing cobblestones and fighting against the police with wooden two-by-fours. The police responded in turn with tear gas, water cannons, and attacks with billy clubs. By the end of the battle 21 students were hospitalized and 46 were arrested, while 10 police were hospitalized, with 110 more having minor injuries. Several bystanders were also injured in the battle.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||