Jürgen Ponto

Assassination of Jürgen Ponto
Jürgen Ponto in 1974
LocationOberursel, Hesse, West Germany,
Date30 July 1977
17:10 – 17:30 at the latest. (CET)
TargetJürgen Ponto
Attack type
Attempted kidnapping, murder
Weaponsfirearms
Deaths1 civilian
PerpetratorsRoter Morgen
RAF
Brigitte Mohnhaupt
Christian Klar
Susanne Albrecht

Jürgen Ponto (17 December 1923 Bad Nauheim, Hesse – 30 July 1977 Frankfurt am Main) was a German banker and since 1969 chairman of the Dresdner Bank board of directors. Previously, he had worked as a lawyer. He was murdered by members of the Red Army Faction in events leading up to the German Autumn. Actor Erich Ponto was his uncle.