Munich massacre

Summary

Munich massacre is a mass murder^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of mass_murder entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,276 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Munich massacre is in the country of West Germany^[3].
• Munich massacre's instance of is recorded as mass murder^[4].
• Munich massacre's instance of is recorded as hostage taking^[5].
• Munich massacre's instance of is recorded as terrorist attack^[6].
• The location of Munich massacre was Olympic Village, Munich^[7].
• Munich massacre took place at Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base^[8].
• The location of Munich massacre was Munich^[9].
• Munich massacre is part of 1972 Summer Olympics^[10].
• Munich massacre is part of Israeli–Palestinian conflict^[11].
• Munich massacre's Commons category is recorded as Munich massacre^[12].
• Munich massacre's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[13].
• Munich massacre's armament is recorded as Q37116^[14].
• Munich massacre's target is recorded as Israel at the 1972 Summer Olympics^[15].
• Munich massacre began on September 5, 1972^[16].
• Munich massacre ended on September 6, 1972^[17].
• Munich massacre took place on September 1972^[18].
• Munich massacre's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.179694, 'lon': 11.549194}^[19].
• Munich massacre's organizer is recorded as Black September^[20].
• Among those involved in Munich massacre was Black September^[21].
• Munich massacre's has cause is recorded as Arab–Israeli conflict^[22].
• Munich massacre's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Munich massacre^[23].
• Munich massacre resulted in {'amount': '+12'} deaths^[24].
• Munich massacre resulted in {'amount': '+5'} deaths^[25].
• Munich massacre's described by source is recorded as The Operations Room^[26].
• Munich massacre's number of perpetrators is recorded as {'amount': '+8'}^[27].

Body

When and Where

Munich massacre took place on September 1972^[18]. It began on September 5, 1972^[16]. It ended on September 6, 1972^[17]. Recorded location include Olympic Village, Munich^[7], Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base^[8], and Munich^[9]. It is in the country of West Germany^[3].

Context

Part of include 1972 Summer Olympics^[10], a Summer Olympic Games edition^[28], in Germany^[29] and Israeli–Palestinian conflict^[11], an armed conflict^[30]. Recorded instance of include mass murder^[4], hostage taking^[5], and terrorist attack^[6].

Participants

A participant in Munich massacre was Black September^[21].

Outcome and Impact

Recorded number of deaths include {'amount': '+12'}^[24] and {'amount': '+5'}^[25]. Things named for Munich massacre include Munich^[31], a film^[32], directed by Steven Spielberg^[33].

Why It Matters

Munich massacre ranks in the top 4% of mass_murder entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,276 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include Munich^[31], a film^[32], directed by Steven Spielberg^[33].