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1972 Munich Olympics and
Terrorism
Eight terrorists from Black September,
a Palestinian terrorist group, conducted a terrorist attack against unarmed
Israeli athletes during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.
In the initial attack two of the
Israeli athletes were killed. Nine more were subsequently killed
during an ill-planned and poorly executed rescue attempt by the German
authorities at an airfield where the hostages and terrorists were supposed
to move from helicopters to an airliner. All told, eleven of the
Israeli athletes were killed by the terrorists. One German police
officer also died in the shootout between the terrorists and the German
police.
Five of the Palestinian terrorists were killed and three captured.
The three captured Palestinian terrorists were eventually released by
Germany following the hijacking of a Lufthansa aircraft.
The event was significant because it
was captured by the world media and received much coverage. The
terrorist event was hailed as a rebirth of
international terrorism and sparked more discord and conflict in the
Middle East.
The Germans were judged to be woefully unprepared
for such an event and in later evaluations they were found to have made
numerous errors in training, equipment, and judgment. The German
government subsequently established a very competent anti
terrorist force called GSG 9. The event sparked an interest by many democratic
western nations in
the development of anti terrorist units.
Internet Resources About
1972 Munich Olympics
About.com. Munich Olympics.
Munich Massacre. Wikipedia.
Munich Massacre, 1972. Infoplease.com.
Murder at Munich. Time Magazine Collection.
Munich September 5, 1972. Geocities.
Munich Remembered. CNN.
When The Terror Began. Time Magazine.
Munich Olympics. DCTaekwondo.
Tragedy in Munich. nps.gov.
The Munich Massacre, Munich Olympics.
Germany, Counter-Terrorism Policy - The lessons of 1972.
"Countering Terrorism: The Israeli response to the 1972 Munich Olympic
Massacre and the development of independent covert action teams".
By Alexander B. Calahan, April 1995.
Munich Massacre. NationMaster.com Encyclopedia.
Munich Olympics Massacre. Official U.S. government papers on CD.
PaperLess Archives.
Munich Massacre. World War Diary.
News Articles About the Munich Massacre
September 6, 1972.
"Munich 1972: Massacre at Munich". A broadcast video by Canadian
Broadcasting Company (CBC).
September 18, 1972.
"There Have Been Shootings in the Night". Sports Illustrated.
September 18, 1972.
"A Sanctuary Violated". Sports Illustrated.
September 18, 1972.
"Rescuing Hostages: To Deal or Not To Deal". Time Magazine.
June 28, 1976.
"After the Nightmare". Sports Illustrated.
July 29, 1996.
"Remembering the Munich 11?" Sports Illustrated Olympic Daily.
August 5, 1996.
"Munich's Message". Sports Illustrated.
December 29, 1999.
"Terrorists turn '72 Munich Olympics into bloodbath". St.
Petersburg Times.
August 20, 2002.
"The Mastermind - Abu Daoud". Sports Illustrated.
September 5, 2002.
"When sports became life and death". ESPN.com.
September 5, 2002.
"Witnessing The 1972 Olympic Games". CBS News.
September 5, 2002.
"Munich Massacre Remembered". CBS News.
September 5, 2002.
"Munich massacre remembered". ABC News Online.
August 20, 2004.
"Athens 2004 remembers Munich 1972". BBC News.
DVD Movies about Munich 1972 Olympics from
Amazon.com
Sword of Gideon
.
This movie was made by HBO in 1986. Based on a novel about the
Israeli response to the Palestinian terrorist attack during the 1972
Olympic Games in Munich.
Books about Munich 1972 Olympics from
Amazon.com
One Day in September: The Full Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli Revenge Operation "Wrath of God"
Striking Back: The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's Deadly Response
Massacre in Munich: The Manhunt for the Killers Behind the 1972 Olympics Massacre
Murder at the 1972 Olympics in Munich (Terrorist Attacks)
Information About Movies About The Munich
Massacre
December 23, 2005.
"The History
Behind Munich". Separating Truth From Fiction in Spielberg's
Movie. Slate Magazine.
December 8, 2005.
"Remembering the Munich Massacre". Box Office Mojo.
Munich. SpielbergFilms.com.
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