When it comes to "gangsters", some people may think of the "Yamaguchi Group" in Japan and the "Mafia" in Italy. Recently, a piece of news brought German gangsters into the public eye.
The German "Bild" website reported that wolfgang Heer, the most powerful motorcyclist of the German gangster "Hell Angel", 75, died in a hospital in Walsrode on the 23rd.
Member of the German "Hell's Angel". (Image source: Pictures are based on video screenshots)
Who is Wolfgang Hull? A year ago, Hull was diagnosed with prostate cancer and has been receiving radiation therapy ever since. About 10 relatives and friends attended his funeral.
Hull's empire was established around Hanover, Bremen and Hamburg. He owns 4 brothels, a sports club and a bowling alley.
As the leader of the "Hell's Angels", Hull has been the subject of close attention from the German police. He allegedly bought 10 AK47s from an arms dealer in Bremen, but the police never had conclusive evidence.
Hull is also a patron of a Red Cross and a club in his hometown, but in 2010 the local government became suspicious of the sources of his funding.
At a public rally of Hell's Angels, The Hull father and son appear in the midst of several motorcyclists. Along with them was Frank Hanebuth, the leader of the Hell's Angels, a close associate of Hull.
Hanebut said, "Wolfgang and I have been friends for 35 years. He went through a lot of things in his life. Wolfgang was an honest and upright man who stuck to his ideas, even if they weren't accepted by most people. [His death] is a great loss to the human world. ”
Members of the German "Angels of Hell" rallied.
Where does the "Angel of Hell" come from? The world's largest motorcycle group
According to China Net, "Hell's Angel" was founded in 1948 by a group of World War II veterans in California, USA, and later spread to more than 30 countries and regions around the world. Hell's Angels is currently the largest and most numerous motorcycle club group in the world, taking its name from a squadron of bombers.
In the United States, Hell's Angels is considered a motorcycle gang by the U.S. Department of Justice as an organized crime group. Members mostly rode Harley-davidson motorcycles, mostly white males, and a small percentage of members were of Hispanic and Native American descent, without any blacks. Its slogan reads "Angel forever" and "No one remembers what we do, and no one forgets what we do."
The first German branch of Hell's Angel was founded in 1973 and has since become a "focus" for the German police.
Germany's "Hell's Angels" are fierce infighting, and the "native gangs" and "Turkey gangs" are incompatible
In the German state of Hesse, there are two "Hell's Angels" chapters that are particularly famous: one is the "Hell's Angels" traditionally centered on Frankfurt, and the other is the "Hell's Angels" with Turkish ancestry in Giessen. The two gangs are incompatible, and there have been many violent clashes over the past few years.
It is reported that the most recent serious violent clash between the two factions occurred on May 5, 2016, the day of The Ascension of Christ, when frankfurt's "Hell's Angels" and Giessen's "Hell's Angels" clashed at gunback in the center of Frankfurt, resulting in three injuries, 2 of whom were seriously injured. In July 2014, the two rivals also engaged in a firefight at a bar in Frankfurt, injuring five people.
In Germany, in addition to the "Hell's Angels" violent organization, there are many violent groups, which are divided into two categories, one type of violent group has political purposes, such as Islamist extremist terrorist organizations, ultra-leftists, neo-Nazis, and citizens of the Empire. There is also a category that is simply to make money and has no political purposes, such as motorcycle gangs, Italian mafias, etc., and these violent groups often clash with each other.