GSG 9
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GSG 9 is an elite German federal police tactical unit specializing in counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, and high-risk law enforcement operations.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
police tactical unit
ⓘ
special forces unit ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Grenzschutzgruppe 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationReason | response to 1972 Munich Olympics massacre ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1973-04-17 ⓘ |
| hasSubunit |
GSG 9/1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
GSG 9/2 NERFINISHED ⓘ GSG 9/3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Germany
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sankt Augustin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1973 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| motto | Schnell. Präzise. Lautlos. ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | German ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Fast. Precise. Silent. ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Grenzschutzgruppe 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Lufthansa Flight 181 hijacking resolution
ⓘ
Mogadishu hostage rescue 1977 NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Feuerzauber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | active ⓘ |
| originalName | Grenzschutzgruppe 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Bundespolizei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Federal Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German Federal Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitsFrom | German Federal Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
counter-terrorism operations
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hostage rescue operations ⓘ protection of critical infrastructure ⓘ support to state police forces ⓘ tactical law enforcement ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | highly selective ⓘ |
| specialization |
VIP protection support
ⓘ
aircraft hijacking resolution ⓘ close quarters battle ⓘ counter-terrorism ⓘ high-risk law enforcement operations ⓘ hostage rescue ⓘ maritime operations ⓘ |
| trainingIncludes |
close protection
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explosive ordnance breaching ⓘ maritime boarding ⓘ parachute operations ⓘ sniper training ⓘ |
| typeOfPoliceUnit | federal police unit ⓘ |
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