Episode 275 - The Red Army Faction Part 4: The Body as a Weapon
In the final episode of the series, we learn abou…
September 4, 20231h 25mExplicit
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Show Notes
In the final episode of the series, we learn about the run-up to, and aftermath of, the Deutscher Herbst, or "German Autumn" of 1977. In two months in late 1977, the leadership of the first generation of the Red Army Faction would murder a high-profile German industrialist (and former SS officer), hijack a plane, and commit group suicide. And let's just say it made an impression in West Germany.
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Sources:
The Red Army Faction. A Documentary History. Volume I: Projectiles for the People.
Margrit Schiller. Remembering The Armed Struggle. My Time With the Red Army Faction.
Stefan Aust. The Baader Meinhof Complex