18 . Oktober 1977 is the title of a series of paintings by Gerhard Richter . It is based on photographs that document the deaths of three leading terrorists of the Baader-Meinhof Group in the Stammheim Prison after the release of the hostages in the hijacking by four members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine of Lufthansa Flight 181 . The series shows events from a period of several years , from the capture of the terrorists to their burial . A youth portrait of Ulrike Meinhof occupies a special position
Lufthansa Flight 181
Lufthansa Flight 181
18. Oktober 1977