Sujet
Olympic Games 1972: funeral of police officer Fliegerbauer
Légende
Munich police sergeant Anton Fliegerbauer is laid to rest at the Munich Waldfriedhof cemetery on 8 September 1972. The 32-year-old died in the night of 5 to 6 September, when security forces at the military airport Fürstenfeldbruck tried to rescue the nine Israeli hostages which were taken by Arabian terrorists of the group 'Black September' during the Summer Olympics in the Olympic village. The failed rescue operation caused 17 dead people. Nine Israeli athletes, a Munich police officer, and five terrorists died.
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Verwendung weltweit, usage worldwide
Date
08 sept. 1972
Crédit
Photo12/dpa-pa
Notre référence
DPA13A05_181
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
17,3Mo (896,7Ko) / 24,4cm x 17,8cm / 2883 x 2097 (300dpi)