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image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 June 2004
based on
http://baruda.net/2011/12/15/walter-alasia-33-anni-fa
See also:
1970—present (relatively inactive since 1980s) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Brigades
A chronology chart at www.brigaterosse.org.
Insight on the group from www.tkb.org (no longer available):
"Red Brigades
Mothertongue Name: Brigate Rosse (BR).
Aliases: Armed Communist Combatants, Italian Red Brigade, Red
Regiments.
Base of Operation: Italy.
Founding Philosophy: The Red Brigades were founded on rigidly
Marxist-Leninist principles. This radical leftist group advocated
violence in the pursuit of class warfare. Concentrated in Italy,
the Red Brigades targeted businessmen and politicians and were a
notable terrorist threat in Italy during the 1970s and early
1980s. Due to developments during its existence, the Red Brigades
took on some qualities of anarchist groups while still
propagating its especially virulent and violent Communist
philosophy. In the end, the Red Brigades' increasingly brutal
attacks eroded the support of those sympathetic with the group's
Communist ideals.
Current Goals: In April 1984, four of the Red Brigades' key
leaders wrote a communique from their jail cells. In the open
letter, the leaders proclaimed further armed combat as futile.
The Red Brigades essentially ceased to exist with this letter. In
their words, "The international conditions that made this
struggle possible no longer exist." (Xavier Raufer,
"The Red Brigades: Farewell to Arms," Studies in
Conflict and Terrorism, 1993, Vol.16)
However, the legacy of the Red Brigades continues to this day.
Following the release of this letter, two splinter groups broke
off from the Red Brigades: the New Red Brigades/Communist
Combatant Party (BR/PCC) and the Red Brigades/Union of Combatant
Communists (BR/UCC). The BR/PCC specifically has chosen to
continue in the ideological and violent path of the Red Brigades.
Further information on en.wikipedia.org and www.brigaterosse.org.
Esteban Rivera, 8 May 2005
I'm not sure if it really was a flag proper. As with many terrorist
organizations BR used clothes or placards with their logo as a background for
photos or videos. I record seeing the BR logo cloth especially from the famous
photo of DC leader (and former Italian prime minister) Aldo Moro, kidnapped and
finally murdered by BR, see it.wikipedia.org
and projects.brg-schoren.ac.at.
In this photo the BR cloth does not look like a flag, rather like
a hanging cloth.
M. Schmöger, 10 July 2005
There's a variant of the Red Brigade's flag, seen here:
http://www.caffeeuropa.it/images/35/br02.jpg (source:
http://facebook-italia.blogspot.com/2009_01_11_archive.html).
It is a
vertical banner, and my guess is that the background is red.
Esteban Rivera,
2 October 2010
There's a more proper flag of the Red Brigades with different font color
(this one is yellow,
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Flag_of_the_Brigate_Rosse.svg/270px-Flag_of_the_Brigate_Rosse.svg.png,
source:
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigate_Rosse, while the one we feature above
is white). It can be seen here:
http://www.az-flag.com/media/import/CR_95.jpg (source:
http://www.ebay.it/itm/BANDIERA-ITALIA-BRIGATE-ROSSE-150x90cm-BANDIERA-ROSSA-COMUNISTA-90-x-150-cm-fo-/271828489830).
It measures 150 x 90 cm.
Esteban Rivera, 22 September 2016
The actual source of this image is in Wikimedia Commons:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Brigate_Rosse.svg
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 March 2017
