- Holger Meins
Holger Meins (born
October 26 1941 inHamburg -November 9 1974 ) was a GermanCinematography student who joined theRed Army Faction (RAF) in the early 1970s and died on hunger strike in prison.As a Revolutionary
Meins became an important member of the RAF and was seen somewhat as a leading figure. He was very involved in the gang workings and even had a grenade casing and bomb mould designed which could be placed under a woman's dress, giving the impression that she was
pregnant , thereby facilitating the planting of bombs.On
1 June 1972 , Meins andAndreas Baader along withJan Carl Raspe went to check on a storage garage inFrankfurt where they kept materials for making bombs. However the police had got a tip-off and were waiting for them. Meins and Baader entered the garage and were immediately surrounded. The police blocked the exit of the garage and firedtear gas grenades into the garage via a back window, however Baader simply threw the tear gas back out. The stand off didn't last long as Baader was shot in the leg and Meins surrendered soon after. Both men were arrested, as was Raspe.Meins was soon imprisoned but he didn't stop rebelling. In prison the RAF-convicts launched several
hunger strike s against the prison authorities. Meins died by self-inducedstarvation on hunger strikeNovember 9 ,1974 . Over six feet tall, Meins weighed less than 100 pounds (45 kg) at the time of his death. It was believed no outside doctors were allowed in to check on Meins during the hunger strike, even though the prison doctors had recommended that he should have been transported toIntensive Care .Aftermath
Meins' death sparked many protest marches across Europe, with many turning violent. It caused further hatred from the RAF's members.
Jean-Paul Sartre 's chauffeur for his meeting withAndreas Baader and later a terrorist also, Hans-Joachim Klein claimed to keep a picture of Holger Meins’ autopsy photo on him to reinforce his hatred for the West German “fascist ” systemThe RAF members who executed the
West German embassy siege inStockholm in 1975 named theircommando in his honour.ee also
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Members of the Red Army Faction External links
* [http://www.rafinfo.de/bio/m-q/meins.php Biograpy from rafinfo.de]
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