Second Generation Red Army Faction (1975-1982)
By 1972, a large number of the core members of the Baader-Meinhof Gang had been captured and imprisoned. However, there were other young terrorists available to swell the dwindling ranks of the Gang. These revolutionaries mostly had similar backgrounds to the first generation e.g. they were middle class and frequently students. Most of them joined the Gang after their own groups dissolved e.g. the Socialist Patients' Collective (SPK) and Movement 2 June (J2M).
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