Family Child
Felix Ensslin
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q65123 · wikidata
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Gudrun Ensslin
1940-08-15 – 1977-10-18
Life & Legacy
Gudrun Ensslin (German: [ˈɡuːdʁuːn ˈɛnsliːn]; 15 August 1940 – 18 October 1977) was a German far-left terrorist and founder of the West German far-left militant group Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion, or RAF, also known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang).
After becoming involved with co-founder Andreas Baader, Ensslin was influential in the development of his political beliefs. Ensslin was perhaps the intellectual head of the RAF. She was involved in five bomb attacks, with four deaths, was arrested in 1972 and died on 18 October 1977 in what has been called Stammheim Prison's "Death Night".
Occupation & Career
teacher, women's rights activist, terrorist, Volksschule teacher, Germanist
Education
Königin-Katharina-Stift-Gymnasium Stuttgart; University of Tübingen; University of Education Schwaebisch Gmuend; Freie Universität Berlin
Legacy Highlights
Organizations & Memberships
Red Army Faction
Education & Institutions
Freie Universität Berlin · Königin-Katharina-Stift-Gymnasium Stuttgart · University of Education Schwaebisch Gmuend · University of Tübingen
Verified Legacy Record
Family Father
Helmut Ensslin
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q65123 · wikidata
Family Sibling
Gottfried Ensslin
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q65123 · wikidata
Family Sibling
Christiane Ensslin
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q65123 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q65123 — wikidata View source
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