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   Who was Thomas Niedermayer?

   • Powerful story by Allison Morris in today’s Irish News on the IRA murder of businessman Thomas Niedermayer in 1973: THE IRA abduction and murder of Thomas Niedermayer, the German manager of the Grundig electronics plant on the outskirts of Belfast in 1973, set off a tragic chain of events that would see his entire family wiped out.

   The murder of Thomas Niedermayer shows how tragedy can reverberate …

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   What happened to Thomas Niedermayer?

   • In the RTÉ documentary, Face Down: The Disappearance of Thomas Niedermayer, his death and the impact on his family is examined from the perspective of two of his grand-daughters. From the book of the same name by David Black, the programme talks to Tanya and Rachel, who were unaware of their family’s troubled past.

   IRA kidnapping and killing of German businessman Thomas Niedermayer

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   Who was Tanya Williams-Powell's grandfather Thomas Niedermayer?

   • Tanya Williams-Powell’s grandfather Thomas Niedermayer, the manager of the Grundig factory in Belfast and the West German honorary consul for Northern Ireland, was kidnapped by the provisional IRA on December 27 1973. His body was not found until seven years later in 1980, when he was discovered in a shallow grave in Colin Glen, Belfast.

   Granddaughter of Troubles victims speaks of generational trauma 50

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   Did IRA kidnap German consul Thomas Niedermayer?

   • An Irish radio documentary looks at the fall-out of the blundered IRA kidnapping of German consul Thomas Niedermayer in 1973.

   Three generations: fall-out from a forgotten Irish kidnapping - BBC

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   How did Niedermayer's wife die?

   • Niedermayer’s widow, Ingeborg, walked into the sea in Bray, Co Wicklow in 1990, unable to go on living following the trauma. Her daughters died tragically – Renate from complications of bulimia; Gabriele by suicide. In 1991, Gabriele’s husband also took his own life. Keenan lived to his 60s.

   Face Down: the Disappearance of Thomas Niedermayer - a story of

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   Did the kidnappers tell the family of Niedermayer's fate?

   • The kidnappers could have told the family of Niedermayer’s fate. Instead, they maintained their psychopathic code of omerta and left it to others to retrieve the body. This is a thoughtful and impressively restrained documentary. Face Down does not conclude on a happy note. There’s too much pain and wickedness for that.

   Face Down: the Disappearance of Thomas Niedermayer - a story of

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   THE IRA abduction and murder of Thomas Niedermayer, the German manager of the Grundig electronics plant on the outskirts of Belfast in 1973, set off a tragic chain of events that would see his entire family wiped out.

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   Dec 20, 2023 · Mr Niedermayer was abducted from his west Belfast bungalow on December 27 1973. The IRA had planned to use the businessman - who was the Honorary German Consulate - to try to negotiate the...

4. www.bbc.com › news › uk-northern-ireland-21469948Three generations: fall-out from a forgotten Irish kidnapping

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   Feb 15, 2013 · It is understood that Mr Niedermayer was killed apparently trying to escape. His body was found seven years later in a shallow grave under a rubbish dump at Colin Glen in west Belfast.

5. www.bbc.com › news › uk-northern-ireland-67808007Thomas Niedermayer: German businessman remembered in Belfast

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   The granddaughter of a German businessman killed by the IRA 50 years ago has planted a tree in Belfast close to where his body was found. Thomas Niedermayer was manager of the Grundig factory in...

6. www.irishtimes.com › culture › tv-radioFace Down: the Disappearance of Thomas Niedermayer - a story ...

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   Dec 21, 2023 · The horror began on December 27th, 1973 when German businessman Niedermayer was kidnapped from his modest bungalow in West Belfast – allegedly at the behest, the film tells us, of the late...

7. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk › entertainment › film-tvThe IRA murder of Thomas Niedermayer: ‘My mum always said no ...

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   Aug 12, 2023 · The 1973 IRA murder of Thomas Niedermayer – one of the Troubles’ lesser known killings – was the beginning of a tragedy spanning three family generations.

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   Mar 7, 2023 · Tanya Williams-Powell’s grandfather Thomas Niedermayer, the manager of the Grundig factory in Belfast and the West German honorary consul for Northern Ireland, was kidnapped by the provisional...