Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 June 1940

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

Schelm's companion Werner Hoppe was arrested minutes later. Schelm was the first member of the Rote Armee Fraktion to be killed by the German police.
(15 July 1971)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 17th of June 1940 85 years ago
84-year-old general Philippe Pétain orders all Frenchmen to lay down their arms against Nazi Germany in Paris, Île-de-France, France.