Hans-Jürgen Rösner

Biography

Hans-Jürgen Rösner was a German criminal involved in a high-stakes hostage crisis in 1988. He and his accomplice Dieter Degowski led a daring but ultimately failed bank robbery, hijacking buses and cars, and evading police for 54 hours. Their pursuit took them through Germany, the Netherlands, and finally, they were intercepted by special forces near Bonn.