Специальное подразделение полиции Германии GSG 9
On 5 September 1972, the Palestinian terrorist group Black September infiltrated the Olympic Summer Games in Munich West Germany to kidnap 11 Israeli athletes, killing two in the Olympic Village in the initial assault on the athletes' rooms The incident culminated when German police nor training or equipped for operations against terrorism, and underestimates the number of terrorists involved, attempted to rescue the athletes police has not specialized sniper team at the time, the army had snipers, but the German Constitution does not allow the use of German armed forces on German soil in peacetime police rescue operation failed and led to death a police officer, five of the eight kidnappers and all nine hostages subsequently called the Munich massacre addition to the human tragedy, the application of the law of Germany is severely compromi s, partly because of the historical relationship of Germany to the Jews and Israel.
As a result of the mismanagement of the Olympic tragedy, the West German government created the GSG 9 under the leadership of then Oberstleutnant Ulrich Wegener so that similar situations in the future could be responded to adequately and professionally many German politicians opposed its formation fearing GSG 9 would rekindle memories of the Schutzstaffel SS Nazi party the decision was made to form the unit of the police force, as opposed to the army, as well as in other equivalent forces country on the grounds that the German federal law expressly prohibits the use of military force against the civilian population COMPONENT special force of police personnel would avoid this difficulty the unit was officially created April 17, 1973 as part of the agency Federal police of Germany, the Federal police Service Bundesgrenzschutz borders renamed Bundespoli zei or federal police 2005 The name GSG 9 stood Grenzschutzgruppe 9 Group of border guards 9 and was chosen because s implies-BGS had eight groups of regular border guards at the time after the name change in 2005, the abbreviation GSG 9 has been retained because of the reputation of the unit and is now the official way to refer to the unit Its formation was based on the expertise of the British SAS and terrorist Israeli special operations counter units .
GSG 9 is deployed in the event of hostage taking, kidnapping, terrorism and extortion, the group can also be used to secure locations, neutralize targets, track down fugitives and sometimes conduct operations of shooters elite unit is very active in the development and testing methods and tactics for these missions the group can give advice to various departments of the states and international allies and the group assists the Bundespolizei and other federal agencies and local requested at the time of the mission in Mogadishu in 1977, the police commander of the Israeli border Tzvi war described GSG 9 as the best anti-terrorist group in the world.
From 1972 to 2003, they have completed over 1,500 missions, one firing their weapons five times SWAT World Challenge in 2005, GSG 9 won eight out of eight races, beating 17 other teams GSG 9 defended its championship the next year 2 and placed fifth in 2007 3.
Germany offered to provide assistance to India following the Mumbai attacks in November 2008 GSG 9 helped train and update the national security guards of the main unit fight against terrorism Indian 4 Additional support was provided to the Mumbai police so they could raise a SWAT team 5.
GSG 9 operators on a downhill Building reminder of the German Bundeskriminalamt.
The first mission, Operation Feuerzauber fire magic operation, immediately established the reputation of the GSG 9 as an elite unit and was conducted in 1977 when Palestinian terrorists hijacked the Landshut Lufthansa plane on the way to Palma Majorca to Frankfurt demanding that imprisoned members of the terrorist group red Army Faction German's release in exchange for the passengers and crew members held hostage plane was then flown to several destinations across the Middle -orient Meanwhile, Lufthansa captain Jürgen Schumann was murdered by the leader of the hijackers in Aden.
After an odyssey of four days, the hijackers directed the Boeing 737 to Mogadishu in Somalia, where they awaited the arrival of members of the faction of the Red Army after the German Government had incorrectly reported they would released in the night between October 17 and October 18, Somalian ranger units created a distraction, while members of the GSG 9 stormed the plane 6.
The operation lasted seven minutes and was successful with all hostages rescued three hijackers died, the fourth was seriously injured One GSG 9 members and a flight attendant were injured by the international community against terrorism applauded GSG 9 for the excellent and professional handling of the situation, as attacks against airplanes are considered as one of the most difficult operations a hostage rescue force is likely to need to do to support action GSG 9, two British SAS advisers accompanying provided flash bang grenades newly developed, but in the end flash bangs account were never used because of the risk of fire in the cabin of the aircraft.
17 October 18, 1977 Lufthansa Flight 181 was hijacked by four Palestinian terrorists for the release of the Army Fraktion RAF members GSG 9 officers stormed the plane on the ground in Mogadishu, Somalia, and freed 86 hostages killed three terrorists and capturing the remaining one.
1982 terrorists arrested RAF Brigitte Mohnhaupt and Adelheid Schulz.
June 27, 1993 RAF terrorists arrested Birgit Hogefeld and Wolfgang Grams in Bad Kleinen The theory that Wolfgang Grams was executed in revenge for the death of GSG 9 Michael Newrzella device during Grams mission was shot and killed Newrzella when Newrzella tried to press it was discredited by the official inquiry which found that Grams committed suicide.
1993 Ending of the hijacking of a KLM flight from Tunis to Amsterdam redirected to Düsseldorf without firing a single shot.
1994 ended a hostage Penitentiary Kassel.
1994 Involved in research kidnappers Albert and Polak.
1998 Man arrested trying to extort money from the German railway company Deutsche Bahn.
1999 arrested two suspected members of the Rote Zellen red cells in Berlin.
1999 Participation at the end of the hostage-taking of the central bank in Aachen.
2000 INFORMS the Philippines over a hostage.
2001 witnessed the release of four German tourists in Egypt.
2002 arrested a number of terrorists related to the attacks of September 11, 2001 attacks.
2003 Protection of the four members of the German Technisches Hilfswerk THW emergency organization in case of disaster government of Germany in Baghdad Iraq THW's mission was to repair the water distribution network.
2004 GSG 9 is responsible for the protection of the property of the German Embassy and staff, including the embassy in Baghdad, Iraq April 7, 2004, two members were attacked and killed near Fallujah while in a convoy from Amman in Jordan to Baghdad the men, aged 25 and 38, traveling in a car at the rear of the convoy, and therefore received the bulk of the enemy fire after passing the ambush men were killed after their armored Mitsubishi Pajero Shogun was hit and stopped by RPGs in a statement later, the attackers apologized for mistaking the German convoy for an American convoy of a body is still missing.
2007 Three suspected terrorists were seized Tuesday, September 4, 2007 for the planning huge bombings bombings against targets in Germany The bombs they planned to do would have been more explosive power than the ones used in terrorist attacks in Madrid and London 7 They wanted to build a bomb in southern Germany capable of killing as much as possible Fritz Gelowicz 29, Adem Yilmaz, 29, and Daniel Schneider, 22, were accused of belonging to a terrorist organization, making preparations for a crime involving explosives and, in the case of Schneider, attempted murder 8.
2009 GSG 9 was about to board a German cargo ship, the MV Hansa Stavanger which was hijacked by Somali pirates The case of the Hansa Stavanger right now off the Somali coast seemed rather symbolic to justify another potentially rescue operation successfully, although on a larger scale over 200 GSG 9, equipped with helicopters, speedboats and advanced weapons, were secretly brought, via Kenya to a location 80 km 50 meters from the German freighter helicopter carrier of the navy of the United States USS Boxer was loaned to the Germans to act as their flagship, and a German naval warships screen flanked boxer ships patrolling near the Hansa Stavanger for several days, waiting at a distance to avoid detection from radar screens pirates But the operation was canceled before sauveta ge effort could begin US National Security Adviser James Jones called the Chancery of the US government cancel the operation, worried that the operation could turn into a suicide mission was sent to the USS Boxer the Kenyan port of Mombasa, where German forces were to land the official seat of the German federal police in Potsdam, outside Berlin, concerned about the risk of a bloodbath, had also spoken out against the operation 9.
2012 GSG 9 has been involved in a raid on the Angels chapter leader of Hanover Hells Frank Hanebuth of the house, as part of an operation against the group During the raid, they shot the wooden door and rappelled a helicopter on his residence They are also reported to have killed a dog on the premises owned Hanebuth 10.
2016 GSG 9 has been deployed to assist in Munich in 2016 shooting Nov. 12.
Note The majority are confidential and public information are not available tasks of this unit since its inception, GSG 9 has participated in over 1500 missions, but would have fired shots as the official number five times before the war in Iraq 2003 These opportunities were Mogadishu in 1977, Bad Kleinen in 1993, Aachen in 1999 and two other missions where firearms were used to shoot the dogs of those arrested.
The unit is part of the German Federal Police Bundespolizei formerly Bundesgrenzschutz and thus has normal police powers, including, for example, the power to stop the Federal Police of Germany and thus the GSG 9 is under the control of the Ministry federal Interior the Bundespolizei also provides air transportation for the GSG 9 in contrast, regular police are subordinate to different states or Länder their teams Spezialeinsatzkommando SEK, while the army is responsible for the control KSK Kommando Spezialkräfte special forces and Kampfschwimmer.
The GSG 9 is based in Sankt Augustin-Hangelar near Bonn and is currently under the command of Olaf Lindner previous commanders were Ulrich Wegener Uwe Dee, Jürgen Bischoff and Friedrich Eichele GSG 9 has three main subgroups, plus a number support groups.
Regular operations The first subgroup of the GSG 9 is used for actions against the regular terrestrial terror This may involve cases of hostage-taking, defuse bombs, kidnappings, terrorism and extortion The group can also be used to secure locations, neutralize targets, isolated and fugitive Marine operations shooters followed by the second sub-group of the GSG 9 is used for offshore operations such hijacking of ships or oil platforms airborne operations the third subgroup of the GSG 9 is used for the suspension of operations in the air, including parachuting and central services helicopter landings This service group maintains the GSG 9 armory and is involved in testing, repair and purchase of arms ammunition and explosives Documentation This unit handles communications, including testing, re Repair and purchase of communications equipment and personnel monitoring manages the operations of the administration of GSG 9 Technical Unit This unit supports other units to gain access to areas of a target is responsible for procurement, testing and delivery of non-weapon equipment members of the technical unit are also experts in ammunition disposal of explosives and they are trained in direct action operations they are trained in rendering and disposal of improvised explosive devices training unit This unit trains existing members, selects recruits and training new members.
Members of the Bundespolizei and other German police services with at least two years of service can apply for the selection process GSG 9 The test consists of 13.
Physical testing which includes run 5000 meters, 100 meters sprint, jump, pull, bench press and an obstacle course.
Test Marksmanship Service pistol and submachine gun.
The training period of 22 weeks includes thirteen weeks of specialized basic training and nine weeks of training 14 15 The identity of GSG 9 members is classified as a top secret training often involves cooperation with other control units against terrorism allies, for example Israel's Yamam and national security guards of India NSG 16 Only one in five pass the training course.
GSG9 Tactical Boot Designed specifically for GSG 9 by Adidas.
Germany Heckler Koch MP5 in various configurations versions.
Switzerland Swiss Arms SG 550 assault rifle family.
In 1975, the town in Bavaria Bischofsgrün assumed sponsorship of the GSG 9. 18
Since 1983, GSG 9 Hosts Combat Team Conference CTC on a basis of four years The CTC is a competition of international Special Forces units 19.
The GSG-9-Kameradschaft eV is an association of former GSG 9 operators 20.
GSG 9, Unit This unit, members of the faction of the army, the Federal Police Bundespolizei.