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Andreas Baader

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Andreas Baader
Birth nameBerndt Andreas Baader
Born6 May 1943
Munich, Germany
Died18 October 1977
Stammheim Prison, Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany
AllegianceRed Army Faction
Battles/warsLeftist Guerilla Action in the Federal Republic of Germany

Andreas Baader was a West German Marxist-Leninist guerilla leader. He participated in the firebombing of two West German department stores with, among others, Gudrun Ensslin, and later was freed by a group of leftist guerillas who would become the Red Army Faction. He became a leading figure within the organization until he was recaptured in 1971. He was murdered in prison on 18 October 1977.[1]

References

  1. Red Army Faction - compiled and translated by J. Smith and Andre Moncourt (2009). The Red Army Faction: A Documentary History - Volume 1: Projectiles for the People.