Speitel worked as a clerk[1] in the office of lawyer Klaus Croissant, alongside her husband Volker Speitel (who was also an RAF terrorist). During this time she helped form an information system of communication between many imprisoned terrorists across Germany.[2] Volker went underground in 1974, and Angelika followed suit when she was suspected of involvement in the Jürgen Ponto murder in 1977.[3]
In a forest in Dortmund,[5] on 24 September 1978, Speitel was involved in target practice with some other RAF members (Michael Knoll and Werner Lotze) when they were ambushed by police. A shoot-out followed where one policeman (Hans-Wilhelm Hans) was shot dead, and Speitel and Knoll were both shot down and arrested. Lotze managed to escape, and Knoll later died of his injuries.[6]
angelika, speitel, born, february, 1952, former, member, west, german, terrorist, army, faction, born, 1952, february, 1952, stuttgart, west, germanyorganizationred, army, factionlife, editspeitel, worked, clerk, office, lawyer, klaus, croissant, alongside, hu. Angelika Speitel born 12 February 1952 is a former member of the West German terrorist Red Army Faction RAF Angelika SpeitelBorn 1952 02 12 12 February 1952 age 72 Stuttgart West GermanyOrganizationRed Army FactionLife editSpeitel worked as a clerk 1 in the office of lawyer Klaus Croissant alongside her husband Volker Speitel who was also an RAF terrorist During this time she helped form an information system of communication between many imprisoned terrorists across Germany 2 Volker went underground in 1974 and Angelika followed suit when she was suspected of involvement in the Jurgen Ponto murder in 1977 3 She became an active member of the second generation RAF taking part in bank robberies 1 and was suspected to have been directly involved with the Hanns Martin Schleyer kidnap murder 4 In a forest in Dortmund 5 on 24 September 1978 Speitel was involved in target practice with some other RAF members Michael Knoll and Werner Lotze when they were ambushed by police A shoot out followed where one policeman Hans Wilhelm Hans was shot dead and Speitel and Knoll were both shot down and arrested Lotze managed to escape and Knoll later died of his injuries 6 Imprisonment and release editSubsequently Speitel was charged with murder and sentenced to life imprisonment by a Dusseldorf court 7 During her incarceration she attempted suicide by hanging and cutting her wrists but she survived 8 In 1989 she was pardoned by Federal President Richard von Weizsacker 9 and released from prison References edit a b Affluent Educated and Deadly Terrorist Shock Troops Are Laying Siege to West Germany People com 25 January 2015 Retrieved 25 January 2016 The Baader Meinhof Gang at the Dawn of Terror Archived from the original on 1 October 2008 Retrieved 24 October 2008 Armed Struggle in the Federal Republic of Germany 1967 1988 a timeline Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 Retrieved 21 August 2008 John Pike Part 6 Case Studies Globalsecurity org Retrieved 25 January 2016 Terrorists Closing In on an Elusive Enemy Time 9 October 1978 Archived from the original on 26 October 2012 Retrieved 25 January 2016 Rote Armee Fraktion Social History Portal Labourhistory net Archived from the original on 5 December 2013 Retrieved 25 January 2016 Federal Republic of Germany Domestic Affairs PDF Ajcarchives org Retrieved 25 January 2016 La terrorista alemana Angelika Speitel intenta suicidarse en la carcel El Pais 27 November 1980 Retrieved 25 January 2016 Aktuell BerlinOnline de Retrieved 25 January 2016 permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Angelika Speitel amp oldid 1163649581, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
