An armed police officer maintains surveillance in the Athletes' Village during the 1972 Munich Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany, after...
Munich: Armed police drop into position on a terrace directly above the apartments where between nine and 26 members of the Israeli Olympic team are...
Member of the International Olympic Committee speaks with a masked PLO terrorist who invaded the Olympic Village, taking hostages and later killing...
An armed police officer wearing a tracksuit and holding a Walther machine pistol drops to a lower level to maintain surveillance after Palestinian...
Unspecified police officers and Ministry of Interior officials attempt to negotiate with Palestinian terrorist group 'Black September' for the...
Munich, Germany. Happy Soviet players celebrate their win against USA in the exciting Olympic final game in basketball, giving the Soviets the gold...
The US basketball team shows their frustration to the decision of the officials giving the gold medal to the Soviet Union in at the Olympic games in...
Picture of the three Palestinians captured by German police on the Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base, on September 06, 1972 in Munich after the failed action...
An army helicopter with members of the Black September group and hostages takes off from the Olympic village for Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base, on...
Unspecified police officers and Ministry of Interior officials attempt to negotiate with Palestinian terrorist group 'Black September' for the...
Police officers and Ministry of Interior officials attempt to negotiate with Palestinian terrorist group Black September for the release of hostages...
Steve Prefontaine of the United States leads Lasse Viren of Finland and Emiel Puttemans of Belgium during the Men's 5,000 metres event at the XX...
The mother of an Israeli athlete slain at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games grieves for her son at his funeral. It was the first year the modern state of...
Hans Iba , coach of the US Basketball team looks over the shoulder of a referee as he explains to officials the circumstances of the final seconds of...
The US basketball team shows their frustration to the decision of the officials giving the gold medal to the Soviet Union in at the Olympic games in...
As the Israeli hostage drama unfolded in the walkway between buildings in the Olympic village, the lead terrorist talked with German police officials...
View of action between the Soviet Union and United States teams , with James Forbes in the air, in the final of the Basketball event at the 1972...
Spectators seated to watch athletes on the track as part of the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony of the 1972 Summer Olympics inside the...
Authorities inspecting a balcony at the scene of the massacre during which eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team were killed by Palestinian...
Portraits of the eleven Israeli athletes and coaches slain in West Germany at the 1972 Olympic Games. They are : Yosef Gutfreund, 40; Moshe Weinberg,...
The Olympic flag flying at half-mast in the Olympic Stadium in Munich during the memorial service for the Israeli athletes who were killed by Arab...
Palestinian militant appears on the balcony of the Israeli house watching an official on September 05, 1972 at the Munich Olympic village. A group of...
The 1972 Olympic Games in Munich were overshadowed by an attack by terrorists of the " Black September" on the Israeli team on 5 September 1972. |...
Flags of nations are at half-staff behind the Olympic torch during memorial services September 6 for the 11 dead Israeli athletes.
Munich, Germany: Mark Spitz of Carmichael, Calif. USA, wings his way to a seventh gold medal as he swims the butterfly leg of the 4x100 meters medley...
Wreckage of the Federal Border Police helicopter is seen after failed rescue attempt of Israeli athletes resulting in fire exchange as terrorist...
German policemen guard the Israeli housing in the Munich Olympic village, 06 September 1972, after members of the Israeli olympic team were held...
British Equestrian Gold Medal winners at the 1972 Munich Olympics Captain Mark Phillips, Mary Gordon Watson, Richard Meade and Bridget Parker.
The 1972 Olympic Games in Munich were overshadowed by an attack by terrorists of the " Black September" on the Israeli team on 5 September 1972. |...
In this handout photo supplied by GPO, grieving relatives of the 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Palestinian gunmen in the Munich Olympics arrive to...
Esther Roth of Israel prepares to compete in the semi final of the Women's 100 metres event on 2nd September 1972 during the XX Summer Olympic Games...
Unspecified police officers and Ministry of Interior officials attempt to negotiate with Palestinian terrorist group 'Black September' for the...
Unspecified police officers and Ministry of Interior officials attempt to negotiate with Palestinian terrorist group 'Black September' for the...
Terrorism, 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, September 1972, The room in which two Israelis were killed when the Arab guerillas first attacked.
Press photographers take pictures as a man lays flowers next to a wreath placed beside the door to the Israel team's accomodation in the Olympic...
Members of the Israeli team holding an Israeli flag mourn during a memorial ceremony held on September 6, 1972 on the field of the Munich Olympic...
Construction work underway on the Olympic Village during preparations ahead of the 1972 Summer Olympics, held in Munich, West Germany, 1972.
West German Bundesgrenzschutz officer standing guard near a grenade damaged Bell UH-1 helicopter on the day after a gun battle between West German...
The body of one of the guerrillas from the Palestinian terrorist organisation Black September, who was shot by police at Furstenfeldbruck military...
Arab guerillas and their hostages leave the garage in Isrealian house in the Olympic village for Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base, on September 05, 1972 in...
An Israeli flag is seen on August 17, 2022 at the Olympic park in Munich, southern Germany, as 50 years ago, on September 5 and 6, 1972 were killed...
Summer Olympics: USA Doug Collins in action, pass vs USSR Alexander Belov and Sergei Belov during Gold Medal Game at Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle.Munich,...
The body of one of the guerrillas from the Palestinian terrorist organisation Black September, who was shot by police at Furstenfeldbruck military...
Demonstrators march in support of the Israili Olympic team and demand an end to the Games as 9 surviving members are being held hostage by members of...
Director for the Israel Bridge Federation Ilan Shezifi and his wife Israeli runner Hana Shezifi join survivors of the Munich Massacre at the 1972...
Bus carrying terrorist group 'Black September' and hostages sits at the entrance underneath the Israeli athletes' residence building before heading...
Munich, West Germany Olympics village complex with German polices officers on the roof during the hostage stand off, at the 1972 Summer Olympics /...
Munich, West Germany United States team vs Soviet team, competing in the Men's basketball tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics / the Games of the...
View of action between the Soviet Union and United States teams , with American Mike Bantom , surrounded by Soviet players, about to shoot during the...
The U.S. Team enters the Olymoic Stadium during the opening ceremonies of the 20th Olympic Games, held in Munich, Germany. Olga Connolly, wife of...
The 1972 Olympic Games in Munich were overshadowed by an attack by terrorists of the " Black September" on the Israeli team on 5 September 1972. |...
Munich, West Germany Opening ceremonies, the Parade of Nations, the Israeli and Italian teams at the 1972 Summer Olympics / the Games of the XX...
Spectators watching athletes parading on the track during the opening ceremony of the 1972 Summer Olympics inside the Olympic Stadium in Munich, West...
Munich, West Germany Olympics village complex with German polices officers on the roof during the hostage stand off, at the 1972 Summer Olympics /...
Munich, West Germany United States team vs Soviet team, competing in the Men's basketball tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics / the Games of the...
Summer Olympics: USA coach Hank Iba upset during dispute after officials gave USSR three tries to win Gold Medal Game at Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle. Soviet...
View of Olympiapark, the Olympic Park constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics, Munich, Bavaria. Germany, 20th century.