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Horst Herold

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German jurist (1923-2018)

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Horst Herold was a German police officer. He was the President of the Federal Criminal Police of West Germany from 1971 to 1981. Under his leadership, the method for the systematic manhunt of Red Army Faction terrorists, called Rasterfahndung (dragnet), was introduced. He authored several essays on policing.

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1984Bürgermedaille der Stadt Nürnberg
Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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Horst Herold was a German police officer. He was the President of the Federal Criminal Police of West Germany from 1971 to 1981. Under his leadership, the method for the systematic manhunt of Red Army Faction terrorists, called Rasterfahndung (dragnet), was introduced. He authored several essays on policing. He died on 14 December 2018.

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Germany
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Lawyers
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Lived 1923 to 2018 · aged 95
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