Exred army faction member on trial this factbased drama, focuses on the left wing militant group formed in germany in the late 1960s, the red army faction raf. Soon, highminded political activism will move to the terrorism of the red army faction. The red army faction, a documentary history by j smith. Although the army pioneered the idea, it is no longer only an army concept. Projectiles for the people starts its story in the days following world war ii, showing how american imperialism worked hand in glove with the old pronazi ruling class, shaping west germany into an authoritarian anticommunist bulwark and launching pad for its aggression against third. Although the red army faction was claimed to have formed in 1978, its roots can be traced back to the late 1960s, according to published reports. I used a blade to carve me a new smile for the cameras 9.
The third generation of the red army faction was active from 1982 until the group dissolved itself in. Six red army faction terrorists, most of whom were former members of the heidelberg socialist patients collective spk, take over the west german embassy in stockholm, taking 11 hostages. The raf was founded in 1970 by andreas baader, gudrun ensslin, horst mahler, and ulrike meinhof. Red army faction synonyms, red army faction antonyms. Smith, he coedited the red army faction, a documentary history, volume i. Red army faction blues site for the novel by ada wilson. As the nature of warfare has evolved, so too has our curriculum and academic offerings. Red army faction, west german radical leftist group formed in 1968 and popularly named after two of its early leaders, andreas baader 194377 and ulrike meinhof 193476.
The usual translation into english is the red army faction. The purpose of this assignment is to produce a profile of the terrorist organisation, red army faction raf. Buy red army faction blues here peter green provides the thematic thread drawing the novels diverse elements into focus, mapping out the constant points of this fascinating reimagining. Smith, andre moncourt, bill dune, russell maroon shoats on. Volume 1 presents the manifestos and communiques issued by the raf between 1970 and 1977. As of 2005, the group has been excluded from the u. Red army faction left wing politics human rights abuses. The leftwing terrorist group red army factions main objective was to protest what they perceived as fascistleaning and otherwise oppressive, middle class, bourgeois values of west germany. Christian klar, aged 56, was sentenced to five lifeterms, but has served the minimum required 26 years. In june 1972 the core of the baadermeinhof group was arrested, but the bombings didnt stop. It will focus on the origins, aims, ideologies and motivations of the group, and identify how it is structured and explore their strategies. Department of the army and navy staff, and from army service component command to brigade combat team in the us army. Artistic portrayals of the baadermeinhof gang books.
A short book on germanys most notorious urban guerrilla group, the red army faction, aka the baadermeinhof gang. Projectiles for the people by available from rakuten kobo. Murders to be sure inspired by political ideas but murders nevertheless. The people of the third world should wait for their revolution until the masses in the metropole catch up. Decision support red teams have demonstrated value. A former member of the red army faction has gone on trial in germany for her alleged role in the murder of a federal prosecutor some 33 years ago. This requires that one have a political identity, and it presumes that a learning process has already occurred. The founding generation of the red army faction raf, a west german terrorist group, spent two frenzied years in the underground followed by five years in prison, culminating with the suicides of the groups leaders in 1976 and 1977. The former leader of the extreme left militant group the red army faction has been released from jail in germany, his lawyer says. The small and disciplined raf is the successor to the baadermeinhof gang, which originated in the student protest movement in the 1960s. This is a collection of more than 1,200 digitized documents by and on the rote armee fraktion red army faction, raf.
The group pledged allegiance to communist ideals and opposed the capitalist status quo. It was responsible for 34 deaths including many secondary targets such as chauffeurs and bodyguardsand many injuries in its almost 30 years of existence. It is the sequel to red faction and the second installment of the red faction series. Balz and others published throwing bombs in the consciousness of the masses. Read the red army faction, a documentary history volume 1. And bombs in berlin where soon everyone will know the names baader and meinhof. The red army faction eventually became one of europes most feared guerilla groups. The group was organized into hardcore cadres, which carried out many attacks with the aid of a network of supporters who provided logistic and propaganda support. Red army faction a marxist and maoist terrorist organization in germany. Drawing heavily on real characters and recorded facts, red army faction blues brings together two previously unconnected sides to the story of the death of 1960s optimism. All documents are available as pdf files, scanned from the originals at the. The raf was founded in 1970 by andreas baader, gudrun ensslin, ulrike meinhof, horst mahler, and others. Pdf throwing bombs in the consciousness of the masses.
Media in category victims of red army faction the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Two more generation of leftist terrorists should follow until 1998. The group undertook a violent terrorist campaign in the hopes of sparking a broader revolutionary movement. Like the rejection of sabotage in the metropole, based on the argument that it would be better to take things over instead of destroying them, is based on the dictum. The red army faction is also known as baadermeinhof gang and baadermeinhof group. The aim of this website is to provide these documents in their authentic form to researchers, historians and other people interested, not to support or oppose any views expressed in these documents. Aka red army faction rote armee fraktion the red army faction, shortened to raf german rote armee fraktion, in its early stages commonly known as baadermeinhof group or gang one of postwar west germanys most violent and prominent militant leftwing terrorist groups. The first in a twovolume series, as part of a copublishing project between pm press and kersplebedeb, is by far the mo. It was a time of free sex and mass protest that gave birth both to the countrys celebrated green movement. Germany faced leftwing terrorism from 1970 to 1998. Files, forums, tutorials, and more, with no registration required.
Strong rejection of the red army faction by the majority of the people. The situationist international and the red army faction. As though the green god has the answers the code to what happened to why the urban guerrilla youthquake all went wrong. Its ideology was an obscure mix of marxism and maoism, with a committment to armed struggle as such. Red army is a 1989 cold warera military novel written by u. 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. Rite by the you and what army faction, released 20 february 2017 1. The you and what army faction is an artistic expression of the inexpressible. In 1989, the wall is coming down and urbach is breaking cover to track down peter green, the genius behind british blues rock band fleetwood mac. German red army faction radicals bungled armed robbery 19 january 2016. This is a series of lectures about murder, indeed about an age of murder. The us navy, for example recently published a maritime commanders red team handbook. Red army faction simple english wikipedia, the free.
Article information, pdf download for remembering the red army faction, open epub for remembering the red army faction. The red army faction, a documentary history rakuten kobo. Ulrike meinhof and the red army faction springerlink. Army chartered ufmcs with the mission to teach red teaming to the u. Red faction ii is a firstperson shooter video game developed by volition and published by thq for the playstation 2, gamecube, xbox and microsoft windows. The first in a twovolume series, this is by far the most indepth history of the red army faction ever made available in english. Germany is one that should be read by any serious student of anti imperialist. Schleyer is one name on a list of more than 30 people killed by the baadermeinhof gang or red army faction as it later became known during a campaign against members of the german elite and us military personnel which started in the late 1960s. The group was founded in 1970 by andreas baader, gudrun ensslin, horst mahler, ulrike meinhof and others. Siegfried hauser, hanneelise krabbe, karlheinz dellwo, lutz. Remembering the red army faction clare bielby, 2010. The raf described itself as a communist urban guerrilla group engaged in armed resistance. Red army faction definition of red army faction by the.
Murders to be sure inspired by political ideas, but murders nevertheless. This book about the red army faction of americanoccupied. Red army faction how is red army faction abbreviated. Red army faction synonyms, red army faction pronunciation, red army faction translation, english dictionary definition of red army faction. Stream tracks and playlists from theyouandwhatarmyfaction on your desktop or mobile device. While very uncritical of the groups authoritarian politics and attacks which harm civilians, it contains useful information and so is reproduced here for reference only. This general orientation was coupled with specific protests of the vietnam war. In all, the rote armee fraktion red army faction, hereafter the raf murdered thirtyfour people and would have killed more had police and intelligence agencies not arrested them or prevented them from carrying out additional actions. Rote armee fraktion, in its early stages commonly known as baadermeinhof group or baadermeinhof gang, was one of postworld war ii germanys most prominent leftwing militant groups. The red army faction and the urban guerilla represent the only faction and practice which draws a clear line between ourselves and the enemy, and is therefore subject to the sharpest attack. Rote armee fraktion, shortened to raf and in its early stages commonly known as baadermeinhof group, was one of post world war ii germanys most violent and prominent left wing groups.
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