GSG 9 der Bundespolizei, formerly Grenzschutzgruppe 9 (German for 'Border Protection Group 9'), is the police tactical unit of the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei). The unit is responsible for combatting terrorism and violent crime, including organized crime. [1]

Oct 13, 1977 · The plane’s copilot then flew to Mogadishu, Somalia, where the hijackers demanded the release of 13 prisoners, including the leaders of the West German Red Army Faction, in exchange for some 90 hostages. While negotiators stalled for time, a GSG 9 team was flown to Mogadishu.

GSG-9 (GrenzSchutzGruppe 9) is a special forces counter-terrorism service of the German government. The group was formed on April 17th, 1973 and features approximately 250 personnel under the authority of the German Government and its Federal Police.

Jun 9, 2020 · On September 5, 1972, during the Summer Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany, an armed, Palestinian terrorist group took 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team hostage, shooting two of them to death during a scuffle soon afterward.

Oct 13, 2016 · GSG-9s best known mission is the 1977 takedown of a terrorist held Lufthansa 707 in Mogadishu, Somali. A team of two men and two women hijacked the plane, demanding the release of Baader-Meinhof terrorists held in German jails. After the captain of the plane was killed, the German Government ordered GSG-9 in.

Mar 1, 2018 · After Mogadishu, reportedly due to unhappiness with the performance of the 9mm and .38 Spl. ammo then available, the GSG9 adopted the Model 19 with the 2.5" barrel as their standard sidearm until the mid-80s, when it was replaced by the HK P7 and in the 90s by the Glock 17, presumably now with more effective 9mm ammo becoming available.

GSG 9 der Bundespolizei (Formerly a German abbreviation for Grenzschutzgruppe 9, Or in English: Group 9 of the Border Guard) Is the counterterrorism response unit of German Federal Police (Bundespolizei), considered one of the most efficient in the world.

Jan 20, 2021 · Since November last year, after seeing a photo of the famous GSG9 ( elite counter-terrorist team of the German Border Police) in the 1980s I have become fascinated in this very obscure snippet of History.

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