Petra Schelm
Petra Schelm | |
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Gunshot wounds | |
| Organization | Red Army Faction |
Petra Schelm (died 1971) was a German founding member of the
urban guerilla in Jordan
and was killed in a shootout with the police in Hamburg in July 1971.
Early life and RAF
Petra Schelm grew up in
In 1970, Schelm was a founding member of the
urban guerilla training at a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PLFP) facility. They were joined by Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Ulrike Meinhof.[3]
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Roadblock and death
On 15 July 1971, Schelm was driving through Hamburg with Werner Hoppe in a stolen
Schelm was buried at Spandau cemetery in West Berlin. At her funeral, fifty supporters laid a red flag on her grave, which was removed by the police.[3]: 231
Legacy
The Petra Schelm Commando of the RAF bombed the Frankfurt headquarters of the United States V Corps on 11 May 1972, in support of North Vietnam. A lieutenant colonel died and 13 other soldiers were injured. The cost of repairs to the building was calculated to be DM 1,000,000 (or $310,000 at the time).[2]: 368 [3]: 244
Notes
- ^ Jillian Becker states that Schelm was killed by a burst of gunfire from a submachine gun; Stefan Aust states that it was a single bullet wound to the head that killed Schelm.[5][3]: 231
References
- ^ a b Sontheimer, Michael (15 July 2011). "Anfänge der RAF [Beginnings of the RAF]". Der Spiegel (in German). Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-60486-030-6.
- ^ ISBN 0-7181-1582-1.
- ^ ISBN 9780871318558.
- ISBN 978-0-19-537275-5.
- ISBN 978-1-62517-888-6.
- ISBN 9781840680997.
- ISBN 978-1-136-80655-1.
