Wolfgang Grams (March 6, 1953 – June 27, 1993) was a member of the Red Army Faction (RAF), a German far-left militant organisation from 1970 to 1998.
Grams' death, officially while resisting arrest, caused a major political scandal and the circumstances continue to be debated.
On June 27, 1993, members of the GSG 9, the counter-terrorism and special operations unit of the German Federal Police (BPOL; Bundespolizei), were assigned to arrest Grams and Hogefeld at the train station in Bad Kleinen.
[2] Interior Minister Rudolf Seiters took responsibility for the poor conducting and postprocessing of the operation and resigned in July of the year, as well as Chief Federal Prosecutor, Alexander von Stahl.
Helmut Kohl paid a visit to the unit, praising Officer Newrzella and discouraged "attempts to make a martyr of his murderer."