Adelheid Schulz - Terrorism

Terrorism

Schulz became an important member of the second generation of the Red Army Faction.

• In 1977 she rented an apartment overlooking the villa of Jürgen Ponto, from which he was observed (he was later killed by RAF terrorists).

• Later in 1977, Schulz was involved in planning the kidnap-murder of Hanns Martin Schleyer.

• In 1978 she was involved in a gun-battle with four Dutch customs men in the border town of Kerkrade, which resulted in the deaths of two of the Dutchmen.

• Between November 1978 and April 1979, Schulz was involved in at least three bank robberies.

• On 11 November 1982, Schulz (along with Brigitte Mohnhaupt) was arrested when entering a hidden arms cache which had been staked out by police, in a forest in the Offenbach district.