Red Youth (Netherlands) Red Youth (Netherlands) Red Youth () was a communist organization in the Netherlands. It originated in the group around the periodical "Rode Jeugd", which had been started by the pro-China "Rode Vlag"-grouping in 1966. In October 1967 the group around "Rode Jeugd" broke away, and formed their own organisation, Red Youth. Lucien van Hoesel (born 1950) became the national secretary of Red Youth. Inside Red Youth two wings emerged. On one side stood the 'terrorists', who were inspired by the Red Army Faction ("Rote Armee Fraktion") and who saw the strategy of urban guerrilla warfare as a path to follow
Red Army Faction three decades. Their activity peaked in late 1977, which led to a national crisis that became known as the "German Autumn". The RAF has been held responsible for thirty-four deaths, including many secondary targets, such as chauffeurs and bodyguards, as well as many injuries throughout its almost thirty years of activity. Although better-known, the RAF conducted fewer attacks than the Revolutionary Cells, which is held responsible for 296 bomb attacks, arson and other attacks between 1973 and 1995. Sometimes the group is talked about in terms of generations: On 20 April 1998, an eight-page typewritten letter in German was faxed