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The Red Army Faction was formed with the intention of complementing the plethora of revolutionary and radical groups across West Germany and Europe, as a more class conscious and determined force compared with some of its contemporaries.
22 sie 2024 · Red Army Faction, West German radical leftist group formed in 1968 and popularly named after two of its early leaders, Andreas Baader (1943–77) and Ulrike Meinhof (1934–76). The group undertook a violent terrorist campaign in the hopes of sparking a broader revolutionary movement.
10 mar 2024 · Left-wing terrorism once shook the Federal Republic of Germany. The Red Army Faction emerged from the radicalized student protest movement in the 1960s and '70s.
19 sty 2016 · German officials have confirmed that a botched armed robbery near Bremen last year was the work of three wanted militants from the now disbanded Red Army Faction (RAF).
The Red Army Faction (RAF) existed in West Germany from 1970 to 1998, committing numerous crimes, especially in the autumn of 1977, which led to a national crisis that became known as the "German Autumn".
17 mar 2024 · German authorities have been tracking down the former members of the Red Army Faction (RAF), a now-defunct Cold War-era militant group, who have been on the run for nearly 30 years.
17 paź 2017 · The photograph of the abducted and imprisoned German employers’ leader Hanns Martin Schleyer in front of the emblem of the Red Army Faction (RAF) – five-pointed star and submachine gun – is etched into Germany’s collective memory.
