Gundolf Köhler

Who was Gundolf Köhler?

Gundolf Köhler was a German right-wing extremist who allegedly planted a bomb at the 1980 Oktoberfest in Munich causing what is known as the 1980 Oktoberfest terror attack.

Köhler was born in Schwenningen, and was studying geology in the University of Tübingen at the time of the attack. While at Tübingen, he was a member of the Tübingen University Students Circle, a right-wing student group, and was described as a loner and gun nut. By the time of his death, he had moved to Donaueschingen. He was also a member of the neo-Nazi Hoffmann Military Sports Group .

Köhler planted a pipe bomb in a trash can on September 26, 1980 near one of the entrances to the Munich Oktoberfest; it exploded at 10:19 PM, killing 13 and injuring over 200. He did not get away fast enough and was killed in the attack himself. At the moment is officially believed that he has been the sole perpetrator of the attack. However some authors argue for a larger conspiracy with connections to Operation Gladio.