The flag was flown at half-mast at that Olympic Games. Why?

In 1972, there was a bloody case that shocked the world in Munich Olympic Games, and the flag of the stadium was lowered at half mast.

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Behind "Joy and Peace"

At 3 pm on August 26th, 1972, the 2th Olympic Games opened in Munich, the Federal Republic of Germany. ? This is the second time that Germany has become the host country of the Olympic Games. The last time was the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936, which was an Olympic Games that later made the International Olympic Committee frustrated. At that time, Hitler and Nazi turned Berlin Olympic Games into a stage to promote Nazism. After years of hard work, Germany finally won the right to host the world peace event Olympic Games again.

In order to wash away the shadow left by the Berlin Olympic Games 36 years ago, the Olympic slogan of this Munich Olympic Games is "Joy and Peace". There are no policemen in the Olympic Village, and the security guards don't carry guns. The whole Olympic Village is relaxed, peaceful and happy. Munich Olympic Organizing Committee expects and believes that this is a grand event that truly embodies the Olympic spirit of peace.

In this Olympic Games, the most striking thing is the appearance of the Israeli delegation. Everyone knows what happened to Jews in Germany, and Munich is where the Nazi Party made its fortune. On the opening day, the Israeli delegation walked into the main venue of the Munich Olympic Games, in front of which was an Israeli flag of the Star of David. When people see this national flag, they will think of the symbol that all Jews in Germany must wear after the Crystal Night in 1938. Now this symbol has become a national flag and entered the main venue of the Munich Olympic Games. The audience applauded and cheered for the scene in front of them. The Jewish athletes walked confidently into this land that was once a disaster hell with a comfortable smile. They believe that the world has changed.

After finishing a game, the Jewish athlete Anda said that there was the Lebanese national team. He is going to say hello. Israel was at war with Lebanon at that time. Anda said: "Here, I can walk over and talk to them. This is the meaning of the existence of the Olympic Games." Then he went over and asked each other's grades. He said, "I'm from Israel." How could this happen? The most surprising thing is the response from the other party. The other party shook hands with him, talked to him and asked him about his grades.

However, not everyone recognizes this kind of peace and joy. When the Israeli delegation entered the venue, there were several pairs of eyes staring at this scene with special purpose. They were members of the extremist organization "Black September".

"Black September" attacked the Olympic Games

This extremist organization was founded in the Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan in 197. Now, the target of their hostage-taking is the Israeli athletes in front of them. At 4 am on the 27th, the operation began. Eight "Black September" kidnappers dressed as athletes with automatic rifles in their sports bags came to the east fence of the Olympic Village. They crossed the high fence and entered the Olympic Village.

4? At 25: , the kidnapper inserted the master key into the lock of the athlete's room. There are six Israeli coaches in the room. Joseph, the leader of the wrestling team, heard an abnormal unlocking sound. He heard a low conversation in Arabic outside the door, and he suddenly realized that there was a catastrophe! Joseph jumped out of bed and leaned against the door with his stout body. In a few seconds, the metal door frame and hinge were twisted and deformed in a life-and-death contest between the two sides. Only one weightlifting coach broke the window and escaped. Four coaches were held at gunpoint by the kidnappers.

At this moment, the wrestling coach Weinberg just stepped into the room. During the struggle, the kidnapper shot him through the cheek. This is the first shot. The kidnapper immediately knocked down the 3? Five Israeli athletes were captured in Room No.1, and only one lightweight wrestler, Judd Zubar, risked his life to escape from the jaws of death in the pursuit of bullets. This is the second shot. At this time, Weinberg, who was seriously injured, struggled with the kidnapper again and broke the maxilla of a kidnapper. Another kidnapper fired several shots at Weinberg's chest, which was the third time. The weightlifter Lumanu tried to resist when the kidnapper tied him up, but he was shot in half by a shuttle bullet and bled to death. This is the fourth shot. At about 5 am, the kidnappers shot four times in the Olympic Village, killing two Israeli coaches and kidnapping nine hostages. Two Israeli athletes who escaped from death escaped separately and called the police.

At 5: 3, the Munich police station received an English letter from the kidnappers, demanding that 234 Palestinians detained by the Israeli government and 236 members of the Bader-Meinhof Gang imprisoned by the Federal German government be released before 9: . Then send three planes to send them all to a safe destination, where they will release the Israeli athletes, otherwise, they will "execute the hostages at the same time or one by one". The expectation of "joy and peace" was shattered by terrorism, and the Munich Olympic Games faced a hostage crisis.

The farce in the rescue

The Munich police quickly reported the incident to the federal government, which was shocked, and the International Olympic Committee was also shocked by the incident. Although the Olympic Games advocated getting rid of political influence from the beginning, previous Olympic Games always seemed to be influenced by international politics more or less. Now, kidnappers have sneaked into the Olympic village, shot and killed coaches and athletes of the Olympic delegation, taken them hostage and issued political threats.

The International Olympic Committee decided that the event would proceed normally. This decision of the International Olympic Committee was immediately criticized by countless media. People can't imagine that Israeli athletes and coaches participating in the Olympic Games are suffering from being hostages next door to the Olympic Games. The German government got in touch with the Israeli government. At that time, the Prime Minister of Israel was Mrs Meyer, a powerful female politician. She knew very well that the conditions for accepting kidnappers would mean that Israelis could be kidnapped endlessly by various radical organizations anywhere in the world.

According to the consistent principle, the Israeli government sternly rejected the kidnapper's request, but at the same time sent anti-terrorism experts and officials to Munich to participate in the incident handling. Not to compromise with terrorists is an understanding of the international community in dealing with similar incidents. Since it is impossible to compromise and delay time, it is the only way to find a way to save by force. According to the information, the police comprehensively judged that there were only five kidnappers indoors.

Five snipers who had never participated in actual combat were in place, and the volunteers disguised as athletes began to climb the wall and climb the ridge, close to the house where the hostages were held. However, a mistake in busy work turned the sneak attack into a joke. The TV station that tracked the incident on the spot sent all the actions of the commandos to the kidnappers in the house through live TV. The room for negotiation is even narrower. On this day, the Olympic Games stopped all events and mourned for the dead Israeli coaches. This is a sad day for the Olympic Games. The kidnappers must have seen that it was difficult to realize their demands in Munich. They asked for buses and planes to escort the hostages to the airport and fly to the Middle East countries. The airport became the last chance to rescue the hostages. When the kidnappers got off the car with the hostages, the police saw clearly that there were eight kidnappers, not the estimated five!

This means that at least three kidnappers can avoid the first attack. Even worse, only five sniper shooting points are improperly arranged; There is no communication equipment between shooting points, and snipers don't know which one their targets are. In a hurry, the order to attack was given. After the first shooting, only one kidnapper fell to the ground, and a sniper did not fire a shot because there was one of his own on the shooting line.

The kidnappers began to choose a bunker to fight back. The gun battle continued at the airport, and the hostages were tied to two helicopters. The police attacked the boat and had to surrender loudly. The armored vehicles that came in a hurry were blocked by social idle vehicles, and it took more than an hour to arrive at the scene. The police pushed forward with the help of armored vehicles, and the dying kidnapper threw a Grenade into a helicopter with hostages. Another kidnapper fired wildly into another helicopter. A burst of gunfire and a loud noise killed all nine Israeli athletes and coaches.

Two German policemen disguised as crew members were also shot dead by their own people in the gunfight. Seven of the eight kidnappers were killed and one was captured. Afterwards, the police saw four hostages who were shot and killed. The ropes on their bodies were covered with tooth marks. If the armored vehicles could attack later, the ropes would be bitten off, and the result of the incident might not be so tragic.

The next day, flags were flown at half-mast at the Olympic Games to mourn the dead athletes and coaches. The atrocities of terrorism made the joyful and peaceful Olympic Games shed blood. The 1972 Munich Olympic Games became a very special Olympic Games in Olympic history. ?

(according to CCTV's Legendary Olympics)