Georg von Rauch

For the German historian, see Georg von Rauch (historian).

Georg von Rauch
Born	(1947-05-12)12 May 1947 Marburg, West Germany
Died	4 December 1971(1971-12-04) (aged 24) Schöneberg, West Germany
Cause of death	Gunshot wounds
Organization	Movement 2 June

von Rauch's grave

Georg von Rauch (12 May 1947 — 4 December 1971) was a member of the 1960s-70s German student movement.

He was part of the Movement 2 June^[1] and a leader of the Tupamaros West-Berlin.^[2]

In 1970 he was arrested for assaulting a journalist. He was convicted but succeeded in fleeing the courtroom after the verdict was announced.^[2]

In December 1971, von Rauch and Bommi Baumann were pulled over by a West Berlin police officer. Von Rauch opened fire and was killed in the ensuing shootout.^[3]

The squat Georg-von-Rauch-Haus was founded shortly after his death and named in his honor.

See also

• Rauch-Haus-Song

References

1. Brown, Timothy Scott (2013-10-10). West Germany and the Global Sixties: The Anti-Authoritarian Revolt, 1962–1978. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-47034-7.
2. "Tupamaros West-Berlin | Mapping Militant Organizations". web.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
3. Rubin, Barry; Rubin, Judith Colp (2015-01-28). Chronologies of Modern Terrorism. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-47464-7.