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The RAF repeatedly reformed its ideology, operational objectives, and modus operandi when confronted with setbacks. In turn, the West German government approached the RAF with three primary measures: police and intelligence work, special counterterrorist paramilitary forces, and legislative reforms.
Mar 17, 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....
Learn about the terror unleashed by the Red Army Faction (RAF) in West Germany and their final dissolution. In the 1970s the Red Army Faction conducted a terrorist campaign against corporate, political, and military targets in West Germany and elsewhere.
Mar 10, 2024 · From bombings and kidnappings to murders, the far-left militant group Red Army Faction (RAF) terrorized West Germany in the 1970s.
Jan 19, 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).
Aug 12, 2009 · FOR most of the 1970s the Baader-Meinhof Gang, a k a the Red Army Faction, terrorized West Germany, robbing banks, bombing military bases and murdering policemen, all in the name of...
The Red Army Faction, also known as the Baader–Meinhof Group or Baader–Meinhof Gang, was a West German far-left militant group founded in 1970 and active until 1998. The RAF described itself as a communist and anti-imperialist urban guerrilla group. It was engaged in armed resistance against what it considered a fascist state.
