The Grenzschutzgruppe9 (Border Protection Group 9, GSG 9) is a German counter-terrorism unit, and is considered to be among the best of such units in the world.
The GSG 9 was officially established on April 17, 1973.
Grenzschutzgruppe9 (Border protection group 9) is the German counter-terrorism unit, and is considered to be among the best counter-terrorism units in the world.
The probably most well known mission of the GSG 9 was the liberation of the hostages of the RAF group in the Lufthansa flight 707 Landshut in Mogadishu, Somalia in the night from the 17th to the 18th October 1977.
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Germany's legendary Grenzschutzgruppe9 or GSG 9 is a pioneer of modern CounterTerrorism.
Created in 1973, Grenzschutzgruppe9 (which translates to "Border Control Group 9") is a special unit of the Bundesgrenzschutz ("Federal Border Police") or BGS.
GSG 9 may be tasked by the BGS command to assist its own regular units as well as federal agencies such as the BKA (Bundeskriminalamt, or "Federal Criminal Agency") and the Bundeszollverwaltung (Federal Customs Administration) and local agencies by request.
GSG-9 stands for Grenzschutzgruppe9 which translates to "Group of Border Control 9", however do not let this translation fool you.
Once gun fire broke out, terrorists tossed a gernade into one of the helicopters containing 5 Israeli atheletes, and the other 4 (held in other helicopter) were shot.
GSG-9 (Border Marksman Group 9, or Border Protection Group 9), became operational on April 17, 1973.
Given powers of arrest and national authority, GSG-9 operators are skilled marksmen as well as highly educated police officers.
At their base at St. Augustin, the GSG-9 has a $9 million underground facility, presumably housing many forms of terrorist hardware, and other related items.
Around the same time, the Dutch rescued a train that was being held by South Moluccans, by the way.
"Spiegel" :Quarrel over weapon's transport on the death route Summary: Germans are questioning the shooting of 2 GSG 9 personnel killed after crashing through a resistance fighter's roadblock near Fallujah.
The armored SUV carrying the agents was hit by a rocket and crashed into a building.
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trained by the british SAS who have often been present when the GSG 9 have undertaken missions.
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Can you read this piece from the Belmont Club and still think so?
The piece regards the apparent kidnapping last week of two membergs of Germany's elite counterterror police unit, Grenzschutzgruppe (GSG) 9, which is operating out of Jordan to protect German interests and citizens in Iraq:
Spiegel is reporting that 2 GSG-9 personnel are missing after an ambush on a convoy between Baghdad and Amman last Wednesday.
