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Horst Herold

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Horst Herold
President of the Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany
In office
1971 – March 1981
Preceded byPaul Dickopf
Succeeded byHeinrich Boge
Personal details
Born(1923-10-21)21 October 1923
Sonneberg, Germany
Died14 December 2018(2018-12-14) (aged 95)
Nuremberg, Germany
ProfessionPolice Officer

Horst Herold (21 October 1923 – 14 December 2018) was[1] a German police officer. He was the President of the Federal Criminal Police of West Germany from 1971 to 1981. Under his leadership, the method for the systematic manhunt of Red Army Faction terrorists, called Rasterfahndung (dragnet), was introduced.[2][3][4][5] He authored several essays on policing.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Früherer BKA-Chef Horst Herold ist tot". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 2018-12-14.
  2. ^ "Gefangen in der Vergangenheit". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). 2007-09-22. ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  3. ^ Prantl, Heribert (2017-09-03). "Der letzte Gefangene der RAF ist geflüchtet". sueddeutsche.de (in German). ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  4. ^ Cowen, Deborah; Gilbert, Emily (2008-03-25). War, Citizenship, Territory. Routledge. ISBN 9781135917227.
  5. ^ Schmid, Alex P. (2011-02-25). The Routledge Handbook of Terrorism Research. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781136810404.
  6. ^ Hanshew, Karrin (2012-08-20). Terror and Democracy in West Germany. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139560771.
  7. ^ "Früherer BKA-Chef Horst Herold ist tot". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 2018-12-14.