Militancy
Around 1976, Klar joined the RAF and soon became a leading member of the second generation. In November 1982 he was arrested at an arms depot in Friedrichsruh. Similarly to Brigitte Mohnhaupt, he was given a collective sentence for all the major RAF crimes since 1977. These included:
- The April 1977 murder of Siegfried Buback, his driver and his bodyguard
- The July 1977 murder of Jurgen Ponto
- The kidnap and murder of Hanns Martin Schleyer and the murder of his driver and three bodyguards
He was also charged with:
- Attempted murder of a Swiss border guard and a motorist in Riehen, January 1977
- Attempted rocket attack on the offices of the federal prosecutor, in August 1977
- A Zurich bank raid, murder of a bystander, and attempted murder of a policeman, in November 1979
- An assassination attempt on U.S. General Frederick Kroesen using an RPG-7 anti-tank rocket, on 15 September 1981
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Famous quotes containing the word militancy:
“The militancy of men, through all the centuries, has drenched the world with blood, and for these deeds of horror and destruction men have been rewarded with monuments, with great songs and epics. The militancy of women has harmed no human life save the lives of those who fought the battle of righteousness. Time alone will reveal what reward will be allotted to women.”
—Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928)
“...the moving spirit of militancy is deep and abiding reverence for human life.”
—Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928)