| Horst Herold | |
| Office: | President of the Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany |
| Term Start: | 1971 |
| Term End: | March 1981 |
| Predecessor: | Paul Dickopf |
| Successor: | Heinrich Boge |
| Birth Date: | 21 October 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Sonneberg, Germany |
| Nationality: | German |
| Death Place: | Nuremberg, Germany |
| Profession: | Police Officer |
Horst Herold (21 October 1923 – 14 December 2018) was[1] a German police officer. He was the President of the Federal Criminal Police of West Germany from 1971 to 1981. Under his leadership, the method for the systematic manhunt of Red Army Faction terrorists, called Rasterfahndung (dragnet), was introduced.[2] [3] [4] [5] He authored several essays on policing.[6] [7]