Munich+1972+3

Kyler and Reid

For the first time since 1936, the Olympics returned to Germany in 1972. The Nazis were trying to use the Olympics to further elevate themselves as the Aryan Race. On September 5, 1972, the terrorist group Black September forced their way into the Olympic Village at the Summer Olympic Games in Munich. Each of the terrorists was a Palastinian refugee from either the 1948 or 1967 Arab-Israeli Wars. Eight Arab terrorists raided an apartment building containing several Israeli representatives. Two Israeli athletes were killed and nine more were taken hostage. In exchange for the hostages, the terrorists demanded transport to Cairo, Egypt. They also demanded the release of 234 Palestinians in Israeli jails and two German terrorists. It was later discovered that one of the terrorists had two brothers in Israeli prisons at the time. After their unsuccessful negotiations, they collected their hostages and took them to a military airport in Munich. Lack of experience and poor planning by the German authorities brought a failed rescue attempt at the airbase where the terrorists had been transported with the Israeli athletes. At the airport, German snipers opened fire killing three Palestinians, all nine hostages, two terrorists, and one policeman. Competition was suspended for a day. A memorial was conducted in front of 80,000 spectators was held in the Olympic Stadium. The Munich Massacre, as the event was later called, brought worldwide attention to the conflict between Israelis and the Arabs.

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