RAF Terrorism
What drove RAF to ignite decades of terror in West Germany?
4.1 (14)
46 mins
Discover the rise of the Red Army Faction, a radical group born from 1960s student uprisings, blending communist ideology with urban guerrilla warfare. Explore the international connections, violent campaigns, and covert support that defined their decades-long conflict.
Ep 1:
Birth of the Red Army Faction
A deadly car bomb in Heidelberg opens a saga of postwar guilt, student rage, and radicalization as idealistic young Germans transform protest into the birth of the Red Army Faction.
Ep 2:
Terror Goes International
The RAF trains with Palestinian militants, forges shadowy ties to KGB handlers including a young Putin, and unleashes a bombing campaign before their leaders are captured and imprisoned.
Discussions (13)
Sonny
Level 9 · 8 mo agoBro really thinks fighting nazis is terrorism
Don
Level 8 · 8 mo agoThey trained with Putin???
Joseph
Level 4 · 8 mo agoFighting capitalism with Stasi weapons is a contradictory bet with negative expected returns. Basically they leveraged middle class guilt into a portfolio of violence that yielded nothing.
