File:RAF-Logo.svg

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English: Logo of the 1970's German underground terrorist organization Red Army Faction (RAF) - a red star (similar to that of the Red Army of the Soviet Union) and a submachine gun Heckler & Koch MP5. Sometimes, people get confused because on most pictures available today, the MP5 has a curved magazine, whereas the weapon in the logo has a straight magazine. However, the MP5 had a straight magazine until it was changed to curved in 1976 due to technical reasons, so this is no contradiction. The MP5 was at the time (and is until today) one of the standard submachine guns of the German police. The logo designer, a young design student, apparently did not know this when choosing the weapon.
Deutsch: Das Logo der linksextremistische terroristische Vereinigung "Rote Armee Fraktion" (RAF) zeigt die Buchstaben vor einem roten Stern (ähnlich dem Symbol der Roten Armee der Sowjetunion) und einer Maschinenpistole Heckler & Koch MP5. Es wird manchmal gefragt, warum die Waffe in dem Logo ein gerades Magazin hat, während die meisten heutigen Bilder der MP5 ein gebogenes Magazin zeigen. Dies liegt daran, dass die MP5 bis 1976 tatsächlich ein gerades Magazin hatte, erst danach wurde es aus technischen Gründen durch ein gebogenes ersetzt. Der Logo-Zeichner, ein junger Grafikstudent, wusste vermutlich nicht, dass diese Waffe die Standard-MP der deutschen Polizei war (und bis heute ist).
Polski: Logo Czerwonej Armii Frakcji
Source original WMF-file from http://www.rafinfo.de/archiv/logo.php?pic=logo03.wmf, converted to SVG
Author Ratatosk
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This image contains a symbol prohibited by law in some nations, owing to it being a representation of communism, socialism, or a similar governmental structure; or of an associated political party/organization:
  • Georgia's parliament: On Amending the Law of Georgia "Charter of Liberty", No. 1867, 2013
  • Hungary: Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code, Section 335
  • Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly: UU No. 27/1999
  • Latvia's Saeima: Amendments to the Law on the Safety of Public Entertainment and Festivity Events (OP 2013/129.4). Ban only applies at public events.
  • Lithuania's Constitutional Court confirms Article 18818 of the Code of Administrative Offences. Collection, antiquarian trade and educational activities are exempt from the ban.
  • South Korea's National Security Act (prohibited for symbols or emblems related to North Korea)
  • Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada (article 436-1 of the Criminal code of Ukraine)

Imagery covered may include the hammer and sickleen, red star, emblems/insignias, flags or images of leaders.

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The logo of the Red Army Faction

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Red Army Faction

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current09:26, 3 June 2021512 × 504 (124 KB)Shyamalmake valid // Editing SVG source code using c:User:Rillke/SVGedit.js
04:15, 23 October 2006474 × 466 (131 KB)Ratatosk'''English:''' Logo of the RAF, convertet to SVG by me, original WMF-file from [http://www.rafinfo.de/archiv/logo.php?pic=logo03.wmf rafinfo.de], marked [http://www.rafinfo.de/archiv/index.php there] as '''freely usable for any pu
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    • 18 Oktober
    • Rooi ster
    • Rote Armee Fraktion
  • Usage on als.wikipedia.org
    • 1977
    • Rote Armee Fraktion
  • Usage on ang.wikipedia.org
    • Wikipǣdia:Gecorene gemynddagas/20 Eastermonað
  • Usage on ar.wikipedia.org
    • جماعة الجيش الأحمر
    • ألمانيا الشرقية
    • رموز الشيوعية
  • Usage on azb.wikipedia.org
    • باتی آلمان
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    • Qırmızı Ordu Fraksiyası
  • Usage on be.wikipedia.org
    • Фракцыя Чырвонай Арміі
    • Чырвоная зорка
  • Usage on bg.wikipedia.org
    • Фракция Червена армия
    • Заложници в Могадишу
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    • হেকলার এন্ড কক এমপি৫
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    • Tuad an Arme Ruz
    • Ulrike Meinhof
    • Patrom:Izili RAF
    • Gudrun Ensslin
    • Angelika Speitel
    • Irene Goergens
    • Brigitte Asdonk
    • Susanne Albrecht
    • Marianne Herzog
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    • Beate Sturm
    • Eva Haule
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    • Frakcija Crvene armije
    • Heckler & Koch MP5
  • Usage on ca.wikipedia.org
    • Fracció de l'Exèrcit Roig
    • Estrella roja
  • Usage on cs.wikipedia.org
    • Horst Mahler
    • Ulrike Meinhofová
    • Frakce Rudé armády
    • Heckler & Koch MP5
    • Andreas Baader
    • Šablona:Členové Frakce Rudé armády
    • Let Lufthansa 181
    • Birgit Hogefeldová
    • Gudrun Ensslinová
    • Rudá hvězda
  • Usage on cs.wikiversity.org
    • Sny/Databáze/Aktron/2008-10-15
  • Usage on cv.wikipedia.org
    • Хĕрлĕ çăлтăр
  • Usage on cy.wikipedia.org
    • Andreas Baader
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    • Rote Armee Fraktion
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