Baader-Meinhof Gang
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- noun
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Grupo Baader-Meinhof
- Many historians study the actions of the Baader-Meinhof Gang to understand the rise of radical leftist movements in Europe.
- Baader-Meinhof Gang in Germany
Examples
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The Hofstad Group should not be compared with marginal European terrorist groups of the past, such as the Baader-Meinhof Gang in Germany, Action Directe in France, or the Red Brigades in Italy.
Academic text (2005) -
In the 1970s and 1980s, a number of brutal terrorist organizations arose in democratic countries: the Red Brigades in Italy, the Provisional Irish Republican Army in Ireland and the United Kingdom, the Japanese Red Army in Japan, and the Red Army Faction (or Baader-Meinhof Gang) in West Germany.
Academic text (2005) -
The Hofstad Group should not be compared with marginal European terrorist groups of the past, such as the Baader-Meinhof Gang in Germany, Action Directe in France, or the Red Brigades in Italy.
Academic text (2005) -
In the 1970s and 1980s, a number of brutal terrorist organizations arose in democratic countries: the Red Brigades in Italy, the Provisional Irish Republican Army in Ireland and the United Kingdom, the Japanese Red Army in Japan, and the Red Army Faction (or Baader-Meinhof Gang) in West Germany.
Academic text (2005) -
The Baader-Meinhof Gang was responsible for numerous terrorist attacks throughout West Germany in the 1970s.
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The Baader-Meinhof Gang engaged in controversial tactics that shocked the German public during its active years.
Synonyms
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A left-wing group in Germany known for violent attacks to reach political aims
A violent left-wing group active in Germany from 1968 to 1977, also called the Red Army Faction
A terrorist group in Germany active from 1970 to 1998
Surface Forms
Morphology
Baader-Meinhof + gang
The noun 'gang' gives a clear clue that this is a named group likely involved in illegal or violent activity, so learners can infer it denotes a particular group. However, 'Baader-Meinhof' is a proper name with no lexical meaning for learners, and the specific political/terrorist and historical sense (radical left-wing group active in 1968–1977 in Germany) cannot be derived from the parts. This yields partial but not full predictability.
Etymology
Baader-Meinhof Gang is the name of a radical left-wing group in Germany and comes from the surnames of two leaders, Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof. Because the group carried out violent actions, the name now refers to that specific 'terrorist' group in history.