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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 ". The RAF was founded in 1970 by Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, Ulrike Meinhof, Horst Mahler, and others. [ 1 ]
The Red Army Faction (RAF, German: [ɛʁʔaːˈʔɛf] ⓘ; German: Rote Armee Fraktion, pronounced [ˌʁoː.tə aʁˈmeː fʁakˌt͡si̯oːn] ⓘ), [a] also known as the Baader–Meinhof Group or Baader–Meinhof Gang (German: Baader-Meinhof-Gruppe, Baader-Meinhof-Bande, German: [ˈbaːdɐ ˈmaɪ̯nˌhɔf ˈɡʁʊpə] ⓘ), was a West German ...
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.
17 mar 2024 · German authorities have been tracking down the last-remaining 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.
The Red Army Faction was the deadliest and most notable of the three major left-wing terrorist organizations active in West Germany in the 1970s. Early in their history they were popularly referred as the Baader-Meinhof Gang, or Baader-Meinhof Group, after the primary leader of the group and the journalist who helped free him from police custody.
10 mar 2024 · The Red Army Faction emerged from the radicalized student protest movement in the 1960s and '70s. Left-wing terrorism once shook the Federal Republic of Germany.
The Red Army Faction (RAF), also known as the Baader-Meinhof Group, was a radical left-wing terrorist organization in West Germany. Founded in the 1970s, the RAF aimed to overthrow the government and combat capitalist oppression through violent means, including bombings and assassinations.
