The Red Army Faction formerly the Baader-Meinhof Gang. They aimed to eliminate Western influence and capitalism, using terrorism to stimulate worldwide Marxist-Leninist revolution. They were well-known for attacking U.S. military targets in Germany in hopes of eliminating U.S.-German cooperation. They also engaged in large terrorist operations in order to secure the release of fellow imprisoned members.The RAF war founded by Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, Horst Mahler, and Ulrike Meinhof. The Baader-Meinhof Gang was established in 1968 during the student protest movements in response to post-Nazi Germany during the 1960s. The RAF was Germany’s most violent and notorious left wing group in history.
The RAF had three generations.. It started with the first generation the original founders such as; Andreas Baader and his followers. By 1972, a large number of the core members of the Baader-Meinhof Gang had been captured and imprisoned. However, the second generation appeared and there were other young terrorists available to swell the dwindling ranks of the Gang. These revolutionaries mostly had similar backgrounds to the first generation. They were middle class and mostly students. Most of them joined the Gang after their own groups disappeared. The third generation was active mostly throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. Tom Vague says they were more vicious than their predecessors and says that they perhaps didn't have as much cause as the earlier generations to rebel.
The group announced an end to its terrorist campaign in 1992, and several of its surviving militants were arrested and tried. However, the group formally disbanded in 1998, though arrests and trials continued.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Red_Army_Faction
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