Red Army Faction Red Army Faction The Red Army Faction (RAF; German: '), also known as the Baader-Meinhof Group or Baader-Meinhof Gang (), was a West German far-left militant organization founded in 1970. Key early figures included Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, Horst Mahler and Ulrike Meinhof, among others. Ulrike Meinhof was involved in Baader's escape from jail in 1970. The West German government as well as most Western media and literature considered the Red Army Faction to be a terrorist organization. The Red Army Faction engaged in a series of bombings, assassinations, kidnappings, bank robberies and shoot-outs with police over the course of
The Faction Collective The Faction Collective The Faction Collective (also known as Faction Skis) is a manufacturer of freeride skis, poles and skiing-related products, based in Verbier, Switzerland. The company's products are sold in over 31 countries through their website and through distributors. Faction Skis was founded by a group of skiers in 2006 in Verbier, Switzerland. In 2013, Faction Skis teamed up with French professional skier Candide Thovex to develop a range of signature ski models. The Faction Collective produced three seasons of their web series "We Are The Faction Collective". In 2017, the company produced the feature film "THIS IS HOME"