Munich massacre
Palestinian terror attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany
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Summary
Munich massacre is a mass murder[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of mass murder entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,207 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: West Germany[3]
- Instance of: hostage taking[4], terrorist attack[5]
- Location: Olympic Village, Munich[6], Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base[7], Munich[8]
- Part of: 1972 Summer Olympics[9], Israeli–Palestinian conflict[10]
- Commons category: Munich massacre[11]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[12]
- Armament: AK-47[13], AKM[14], Tokarev[15], Walther MP[16], Uzi[17]
- Target: Israel at the 1972 Summer Olympics[18]
- Start time: September 5, 1972[19]
- End time: September 6, 1972[20]
- Point in time: September 1972[21]
- Coordinate location: 48.179694, 11.549194[22]
- Organizer: Black September[23]
- Participant: Black September[24]
- Has cause: Arab–Israeli conflict[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Munich massacre[26]
- Number of deaths: 12[27], 5[28]
- Described by source: The Operations Room[29]
- Hashtag: MunichMassacre[30]
- Number of perpetrators: 8[31]
- P14541: 2w7klC[32], 1SO5vP[33]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for Munich massacre include Munich[34], a film[35], directed by Steven Spielberg[36].
Why It Matters
Munich massacre has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for it include Munich[34], a film[35], directed by Steven Spielberg[36].