On 18 October 1977, a German myth was born in the desert of Somalia: At the airport of Mogadishu, the GSG 9 freed 86 people from a hijacked Lufthansa plane. It was the first major operation of the counter-terrorism unit, and it made them suddenly world-famous. The myth was shattered 16 years later at the Bad Kleinen railway station when the arrest of RAF members ended with two deaths and triggered a national crisis.
50 years after its founding, Martin Herzog tells of the beginnings of the GSG 9, of successes and failures, but also of questionable indentures by foreign policy and secret services. Based on archival research and interviews with contemporary witnesses, this is the first well-founded history of this myth-enshrouded police unit.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Herzog, Martin
Title
GSG 9. Ein deutscher Mythos
Details
Ca. 20 bw ill. 478 pp.
State
new
Links Verlag Prinzenstr. 85D 10969 Berlin Deutschland
