ABSTRACT
For over fifteen years the Federal Republic of Germany has lived with terrorist attacks. It cannot be foreseen when this particular kind of criminality will end. Most attacks come from the Rote Armee Fraktion (RAF) and the Revolutionaere Zellen (Revolutionary Cells or RZ). The third German terrorist group, the 2nd June Movement, was dissolved in spring 1980. The members of the Berlin element of this organization joined the RZ. The greater part of membership was taken over by the RAF. In the course of the years both the composition of the sympathizers and supporters of German terrorism and the way in which they provide their support have changed.
