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.
Ep 3:
The Second June Movement Rises
A splinter group turns to kidnapping and embassy sieges while women rise to the top of the RAF's ranks, revealing the movement's ruthless, unexpected leadership.
Ep 4:
The German Autumn Unravels
Assassinations, a hijacked airliner, and a kidnapped industrialist collide in Germany's darkest weeks, culminating in mysterious deaths inside Stammheim prison that still spark controversy.
Ep 5:
The Stasi's Hidden Hand
Solidarity attacks erupt across Europe while a secret Stasi program shelters and trains RAF fugitives—until reunification exposes the hidden alliance and triggers a wave of arrests.
Ep 6:
Revolution's Bitter Legacy
Decades later, aging revolutionaries face reckoning, redemption, or reinvention as the podcast reflects on the RAF's true legacy: shattered lives and the empty promise of violent revolution.
Discussions (13)
Sonny
Level 9 · 9 mo agoBro really thinks fighting nazis is terrorism
Don
Level 8 · 9 mo agoThey trained with Putin???
Joseph
Level 4 · 9 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.
