august death in one thousand nine hundred sixty eight becomes a catalyst for the student revolt. their leader. the revolutionary his comrades and the authoritarian. the is one of the spear heads of the movement that formed in the post-war era as are. reaction to bush german society the charismatic head of the socialist students' union demands a d. not such a case of the police and other branches of government and criticises legal reforms as undemocratic. in april one thousand nine hundred sixty eight an attempt is made on route because life he survives seriously wounded but never fully recovers. the mood escalates the willingness to use violence grows in left wing circles the fear of germany becoming fascist is strong the movement is radicalized. this contributes to the founding of the notorious terror group red army faction. nine hundred