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### Munich Olympics, 1972
The September 1972 murder of eleven Israeli athletes and coaches at the [[Munich Olympic Massacre|Munich Olympics]] by the Palestinian group [[Black September]] - an operation planned and executed on West German territory - forced a fundamental reassessment of West German security capabilities. The West German response to the hostage crisis was widely criticized as incompetent; the initial rescue attempt at Fürstenfeldbruck airbase resulted in the deaths of all remaining hostages and five of the eight attackers, with three attackers captured. The subsequent assassination of the three surviving captors by unidentified agents, and West Germany's release of the three under Lufthansa hijacking pressure - enabling their exile - generated lasting controversy. The incident led to the creation of GSG 9, the Federal Border Guard's counterterrorism unit, which became a model for similar units internationally.[^3]
The September 1972 murder of eleven Israeli athletes and coaches at the [[Munich Olympic Massacre|Munich Olympics]] by the Palestinian group [[Black September]] - an operation planned and executed on West German territory - forced a fundamental reassessment of West German security capabilities. The West German response to the hostage crisis was widely criticized as incompetent; the initial rescue attempt at Fürstenfeldbruck airbase resulted in the deaths of all remaining hostages and five of the eight attackers, with three attackers captured. The subsequent assassination of the three surviving captors by unidentified agents, and West Germany's release of the three under Lufthansa hijacking pressure - enabling their exile - generated lasting controversy. The incident led to the creation of [[GSG 9]], the Federal Border Guard's counterterrorism unit, which became a model for similar units internationally.[^3]
### Arms Exports and Scandals