Black September - Munich Olympic bloody case

At the 20th Olympic Games held in Munich, Germany , in September 1972 , the host country established a new generation of competition venues. The first time it used accurate electronic timers and laser rangefinders, it launched the first-time satellite TV broadcast. When the Games successfully carried out two-thirds of the race, Abu - Nidal "terrorist company" predecessor "Black September", created Olympic history with a rare tragedy.

At 5:00 on September 5, which is GMT 4:00, when the athletes are preparing to get up in time to participate in the Olympic Games of the 10th day of competition, consisting of approximately 10 Palestinian "Black September" to members of the commando quietly To the Olympic Village. These people were dressed in black clothes, darkened their hands and face, and carried weapons. They covered the wall under the bright sky and entered the village. At that time, the guards had seen people enter, but thought that he was those who had gone out late at night and no athletes with a permit had quietly returned to their homes.

A German security guard flees the terrorists blocking the Olympic village

The terrorists rushed into the Israeli delegation station in the 31st district. Gunfire broke the silence of the sleeping Olympic Village. Israel’s weightlifting coach , Moschen Weinberger, first discovered that a small group of gunmen touched the door of the Israeli athlete’s residence. He yelled “Escape!” and a row of bullets shot him. He became the first victim of this incident.

A photographer took a shot of a masked terrorist constantly peeping

The Israeli players awakened from their sleep. Someone saw the almost naked trainer Moshen lying in a pool of blood. One person in charge, Yusuf - Gottfrio, fell in mid - air when he managed to close the commando block. As a result, nine Israeli athletes became hostages held hostage. At 9 o'clock in the morning , the entire Olympic Village was surrounded by a full 12,000 police and 24 snipers. At noon the terrorists demanded that the contents of the request include the release of 200 Palestinians who were held in Israeli jails and that they should be safe. Leaving West Germany. After nearly a full day of negotiations, the West German side agreed to send planes to transport the terrorists and hostages to Cairo, and sent three helicopters to send them from the Olympic village to the Bruck military airport in Festenfeld.

 

During negotiations, a masked terrorist appeared from time to time on the balcony where Israeli players lived.

At this time, West Germany worried that the Israeli hostages would be in danger after reaching Cairo and decided to launch an attack at the airport to rescue the hostages.

At the airport, Israeli hostages have agreed to flee to Cairo with the people who kidnapped them. The German police are not sure about the success of the operation. The terrorists forced the pilots of the helicopters to stand in front, and then the terrorist’s leader checked the passenger planes they were about to take to Cairo. This makes shooting difficult. At the same time, the light caused many shadows, making it difficult to distinguish between hostages and commandos.

However, the Germans still opened fire. As soon as they did not hit the target, they lost the power of the surprise attack.

A helicopter that was burned at the Munich airport. It was a cemetery of 9 hostages.

As soon as the gunfire sounded, the terrorists immediately fired at the hostages as they threatened. The rifle of the Federal Republic of Germany has not stopped. Nine Israeli athletes have already landed on the airport. One of the kidnappers shot a bullet in a helicopter and the helicopter suddenly became a fire. Other terrorists fired at the firetruck. Stop the firetruck from approaching the helicopter to save the fire and rescue the hostages. In the shootout, a total of nine Israeli athletes, two policemen and five terrorists died. Four terrorists were arrested.

On the second day after the incident, comments were made on the radio "Washington Voice" in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. The commentary said that the responsibility for the Munich deaths should be borne by the German and Israeli authorities. Israel rejected the conditions of the Palestinians and rejected the opportunity for the hostages to be saved. The Germans forced the guerrillas to shoot themselves and kill the hostages.

Half a Flag of the Olympic Stadium to Commemorate the Victims of the Attack

On September 6 , the President of the International Olympic Committee announced that day as a day of mourning, the Munich Stadium was temporarily suspended and replaced by a memorial service with 80,000 people. September 7, before resuming the race was held.