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.

All labels observed (1)

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Revolutionary Cells (RZ) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf far-left militant organization
terrorist organization
abbreviation RZ
activePeriodEnd 1993
activePeriodStart 1973
claimedResponsibilityFor 1975 attack on OPEC headquarters in Vienna
1981 bombing of U.S. Air Force base at Ramstein
attacks on German corporations
attacks on government institutions in West Germany
collaboratedWith Carlos the Jackal
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
countryOfOrigin West Germany
designatedAsTerroristBy European authorities
Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: West Germany
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
notableActivity assassinations
bombings
international terrorist operations
urban guerrilla operations
operationalPeak early 1980s
late 1970s
opposed Federal Republic of Germany government
State of Israel
linked to: Israel

United States foreign policy
organizationalStructure cell-based
clandestine
participatedIn 1975 OPEC headquarters siege
politicalPosition anti-Israel
anti-NATO
anti-capitalist
regionOfActivity Germany
West Germany
Western Europe
status defunct
usedTactic armed attacks
improvised explosive devices
kidnappings
letter bombs

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Operation Entebbe opponent Revolutionary Cells (RZ)
Operation Thunderbolt hostageTakers Revolutionary Cells (RZ)