Arrest of Irene Goergens
Upon his return from Jordan, Mahler is arrested with fellow RAF members Ingrid Schubert, Brigitte Asdonk, and Irene Goergens
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Irene Goergens Biography and Timeline
Follow Irene Goergens through 3 dated historical records for Germany.
Irene Goergens, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1970–1971Years on this page
1970
Red Army Faction
Upon his return from Jordan, Mahler is arrested with fellow RAF members Ingrid Schubert, Brigitte Asdonk, and Irene Goergens. Acting on a tip, police stake out a Berlin apartment where they have been told that Baader, Ensslin, and Mahler will be meeting. Baader and Ensslin never show, but Mahler, Monika Berberich, Brigitte Asdonk and Irene Goergens are all captured
1971
Trial
Horst Mahler, Irene Goergens, and Ingrid Schubert go on trial, for their involvement in the release of Baader, in the court of Moabit prison, Mahler is acquitted (though he still has two other charges pending), and Goergens and Schubert are convicted
Records, sources and methodology
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