Revolutionary Cells (RZ)
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Revolutionary Cells (RZ) was a far-left West German militant organization active mainly in the 1970s and 1980s, known for carrying out bombings, assassinations, and international terrorist operations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
far-left militant organization
ⓘ
terrorist organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | RZ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1993 ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1973 ⓘ |
| claimedResponsibilityFor |
1975 attack on OPEC headquarters in Vienna
ⓘ
1981 bombing of U.S. Air Force base at Ramstein NERFINISHED ⓘ attacks on German corporations ⓘ attacks on government institutions in West Germany ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Carlos the Jackal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designatedAsTerroristBy |
European authorities
ⓘ
Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason |
arrests of members
ⓘ
decline of left-wing terrorism in Europe ⓘ internal splits ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism
ⓘ
anti-Zionism ⓘ anti-imperialism ⓘ far-left ⓘ |
| motivation |
resistance to perceived imperialism
ⓘ
support for Third World liberation movements ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | German ⓘ |
| nativeName | Revolutionäre Zellen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
assassinations
ⓘ
bombings ⓘ international terrorist operations ⓘ urban guerrilla operations ⓘ |
| operationalPeak |
early 1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| opposed |
Federal Republic of Germany government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ United States foreign policy ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure |
cell-based
ⓘ
clandestine ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1975 OPEC headquarters siege NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-Israel
ⓘ
anti-NATO ⓘ anti-capitalist ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
armed attacks
ⓘ
improvised explosive devices ⓘ kidnappings ⓘ letter bombs ⓘ |
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