Ulrike Meinhof

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Ulrike Marie Meinhof
Born7 October 1934
Oldenburg, Germany
Died9 May 1976
Stammheim Prison, Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany
AllegianceRed Army Faction
Battles/warsLeftist Guerilla Action in the Federal Republic of Germany
Spouse(s)Klaus Rainer Röhl (1961-1968)
ChildrenRegine and Bettina
Other workJournalism

Ulrike Meinhof was a West German Marxist-Leninist journalist and guerilla leader. She was a founding and leading member of the Red Army Faction and participated in many of its actions. She was arrested in Hannover, Germany in 1972 and was murdered in prison on 9 May 1976.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  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.

Further Reading[edit | edit source]

Works by Ulrike Meinhof in the Prolewiki library