This reference aid about the Red Army Faction discusses the leftist extremist group as an ongoing threat during the Vietnam War.
Red Army Faction
During the Vietnam War, the Red Army Faction formed in West Germany as part of the radical student movement. The group opposed American involvement in Vietnam and saw the U.S. and NATO as imperialist forces controlling West Germany. They were inspired by Vietnam guerrilla tactics so the RAF believed in using violence to fight capitalism and Western influence. They carried out attacks on U.S. military bases in West Germany and built connections with Palestinian militant groups and East German intelligence. The war strengthened their belief that armed struggle was necessary to overthrow oppressive governments.
“The only thing that counts is the struggle—now, today, tomorrow… to lose again, to fight once more and on and on until final victory—that is the logic of the people.”