// Background
When 11 Israeli athletes were brutally murdered by Palestinian terrorists during the 1972 Munich Olympics, the West German government realized the need for a commando unit that could effectively respond in the event of terrorism, and Chancellor Willy Brandt ordered Federal Interior Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher to create an anti-terrorist unit. It was decided not to create a special force, but instead to create a special force under the Federal Border Police.
The West German special force created accordingly was the Grenzchutzgruppe (GSG-9), and its total membership consisted of 88 members. GSG-9's reputation was confirmed by successfully rescuing 91 hostages of a hijacked Lufthansa aircraft in Mogadishu, and after the Mogadishu operation, more than 40 countries, including Singapore and Saudi Arabia, requested GSG-9's cooperation to form anti-terrorism units.
Even SAS sought GSG-9's cooperation before conducting a rescue operation to resolve the occupation of the Iranian embassy in the UK. There is.
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