Birgit Hogefeld

Birgit Elisabeth Hogefeld is a former member of the Red Army Faction (RAF), a German far‑left militant group designated as a terrorist organisation by the German government. She is regarded as one of the leading figures of the group's third generation. From 1985 onward, she was involved in several RAF attacks. Hogefeld was arrested in 1993 during a major police operation in Bad Kleinen and, in 1996, was sentenced to life imprisonment for co‑perpetration of murder and other RAF‑related offences. After serving 18 years in prison, she was released on parole in June 2011, becoming the last imprisoned RAF member to remain in custody at that time.