Holger Meins Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Holger Meins, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Germany.

4 records1972–19743 events1 places

Chronological biography

1972

Red Army FactionJune 1972

Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

After an intense manhunt, Baader, Ensslin, Meinhof, Holger Meins, and Jan-Carl Raspe are arrested

Arrest of Holger Meins1 June 1972

Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Baader and fellow RAF members Jan-Carl Raspe and Holger Meins are apprehended after a lengthy shootout in Frankfurt

1974

Death of Holger Meins9 November 1974

Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group · Stuttgart

Death of Holger Meins, dies of self-induced starvation

Red Army Faction9 November 1974

Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group · Stuttgart

Death of Holger Meins, dies of self-induced starvation

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.