Munich massacre

The Munich massacre was an attack that happened on September 5th and 6th during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. 11 members of the Israel Olympic team were murdered after being taken hostage. A German police officer was also killed.

The militants demanded the Israeli government to release 234 prisoners held in Israeli jails. Of the eight attackers, five were killed by the police and three were arrested. The three were released from jail.

List of fatalities

 Shot during the initial break-in
 Moshe Weinberg, wrestling coach
 Yossef Romano, weightlifter

 Shot and killed by grenade in eastern-side helicopter D-HAQO
 According to the order in which they were seated, from left to right:
 Ze'ev Friedman, weightlifter
 David Berger, weightlifter (survived grenade but died of smoke inhalation)
 Yakov Springer, weightlifting judge
 Eliezer Halfin, wrestler

 Shot in western-side helicopter D-HAQU
 According to the order in which they were seated, from left to right:
 Yossef Gutfreund, wrestling referee
 Kehat Shorr, shooting coach
 Mark Slavin, wrestler
 Andre Spitzer, fencing coach
 Amitzur Shapira, track coach

 Shot in control tower during gunfight
 Anton Fliegerbauer, West German police officer

 Palestinian militants shot dead by West German police
 Luttif Afif ("Issa")
 Yusuf Nazzal ("Tony")
 Afif Ahmed Hamid ("Paolo")
 Khalid Jawad ("Salah")
 Ahmed Chic Thaa ("Abu Halla")

References

Other websites

 The Israeli Response to the 1972 Munich Massacre  – Includes an extensive overview of the Munich massacre
 A Tribute to the 1972 Israeli Olympic Athletes – Includes biographies and photographs for each of the 11 Israeli athletes killed
 Time Magazine , 4 December 2005
 Special Publication of Israel State Archives: The Fortieth Anniversary of the Massacre of the Israeli Athletes in Munich 

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