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Holger Meins Biography and Timeline

Follow Holger Meins through 4 dated historical records for Germany.

Holger Meins, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
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1972–1974Years on this page

1972

Arrest of Holger Meins

Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

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

Red Army Faction

Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

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

1974

Death of Holger Meins

Stuttgart · Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Death of Holger Meins, dies of self-induced starvation

Red Army Faction

Stuttgart · Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Death of Holger Meins, dies of self-induced starvation

Records, sources and methodology

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