Georg von Rauch (12 May 1947 – 4 December 1971) was a member of the 1960s-70s German student movement.
He was part of the 2 June Movement and a leader of the Tupamaros West-Berlin.
In 1970 he was arrested for assaulting a journalist. He was convicted but succeeded in fleeing the courtroom after the verdict was announced.
In December 1971, von Rauch and Bommi Baumann were pulled over by a West Berlin police officer. Von Rauch opened fire and was killed in the ensuing shootout.
The squat Georg-von-Rauch-Haus was founded shortly after his death and named in his honor.
His father was a history professor specializing in Russian and Baltic history.
See also Rauch-Haus-Song
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