The Best Hostage Rescue

[Sayeret]

Operation Jonathan was an operation in which Israeli Sayeret Matkal commandos raided an hijacked airline which was at an airport in Entebbe, Uganda. Ugandan soldiers were also at the airport and helped protect the terrorists.

http://www.specwarnet.com/miscinfo/entebbe.htm

Operation Nimrod was an operation carried out by British SAS who retook the Iranian Embassy after terrorists took it over and held 26 hostages.

http://www.specialoperations.com/Counterterrorism/nimrod.html

De Punt Train hijacking occured when South Moluccan terrorists took over a train and held 80 people hostage. They train was later stormed by Dutch Marines.

http://www.specialoperations.com/Counterterrorism/De_Punt.html

Lufthansa 737 hijacking refers to the airliner hijaked and flown to Mogadishu before two British SAS commandos and some German GSG-9 commandos took the plane over and killed the terrorists and captured some others.

http://www.specialoperations.com/Counterterrorism/Lufthansa.htm

The hijacking of flight GA 206 was an airline that was forced to fly to Penang, Malaysia from Indonesia. Terrorists threatened to blow up a bomb on the plane but were later killed when 35 memebers of Kophasanda raided the plane.

http://www.specialoperations.com/Counterterrorism/Flight_GA206.htm

The Moscow Theater Siege was an operation to rescue several hundred hostages taken by Chechen terrorists. The terrorists threatened to blow up the theater but were killed before they could.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Theatre_Siege

[Jehuty]

The Moscow Theater Siege was far from a success. :roll:

And i'd add this one: http://www.specialoperations.com/Counterterrorism/gign.html

[mack pl]

Only 6 operations? What with Japanese embassy In Peru?GIGN in Marsylia 94? GIGN in Djibuti? etc etc ?

btw Israelis always talking about Entebbe. Yeah, it was great operation. But it was the gratest MILITARY operation. How many hostages, and how many terrorists were in Entebbe? In my opinion Dubrovka was bigest operation, more difficult, dangerous, etc. Yeah, Entebbe, was very complicated(distance from Israel, air transport, evacuation, Uganda force were against Israelis etc.), but If we look only about hostage rescue part- it was less difficult than Dubrovka. So, Dubrovka was the bigest operation, and the best untill now. Yeah, Russians made some mistakes( medical evacuation etc.), but If we look only about action of special forces it was great.

shalom alehem-I wish you less problems with terrorists :hug:

pozdro :)

[Sayeret]

I would say Entebbe was the greatest hostage rescue operation but when I get more time I'll write why.

[Sayeret]

So, Dubrovka was the bigest operation

I wouldn't say that.


The Great Mosque is no stranger to symbolic political violence. On 20 November 1979, several hundred Sunni radicals under Juhaiman ibn Muhammad ibn Saif al Utaiba captured the Great Mosque complex. Juhaiman came from one of the leading Najdi families. Hundreds of pilgrims were taken hostage, and the Saudi security forces were initially unable to cope. The political agenda of the rebels was to overthrow the Saudi monarchy and sever all ties to the West. As French paratroopers finally recovered the complex after a nearly two-week siege, 250 people lay dead, among them 127 Saudi troops. Sixty-seven captured militants were eventually beheaded for the uprising in four Saudi cities. Bin Laden was deeply impressed by the takeover and tells friends that the rebels were “true Muslims.” It has been reported that one of Osama's half brothers was arrested as a sympathizer of the takeover but was later exonerated. Juhaiman’s charges against the Saudi royal family closely parallel those made by Ayatollah Khomeini against the Shah. Thoroughly alarmed and humiliated by the incident, the Saudi regime began to tighten up and closely monitor all pilgrims, particularly Iranians.

[Sir Zach of R.]

This is more of a "Which of these hugely publicized events was best?" There are tons of operations we have no idea about, not on the magnitude of Entebbe or Mogadishu but still, if the hostages lived I would have to say that any operation is the best.

[Kitsune]

Lufthansa 737 hijacking refers to the airliner hijaked and flown to Mogadishu before two British SAS commandos and some German GSG-9 commandos took the plane over and killed the terrorists and captured some others.


:roll:

The Lufthansa plane "Landshut" was taken over by GSG 9 operators only. The whole operation was planned by GSG 9 as well.
Two SAS observers were present. They observed. But from a safe distance. Thats all. (Reason: a hijacked passenger aircraft is something special...no one had any true experience with it...not even SAS. This incident is actually one of the very few instances in which such a plane was freed without friendly losses. Perhaps even the only one, I am not entirely sure).

Albeit the SAS provided the then new stungrenades for GSG 9...and noticed a funny type of machinepistol the Germans were using...called "MP-5" or something. And said:"hey...that thing is better than the Uzi!" From that time on, the SAS used it as well.
The rest is history.









The last remark was just retribution.
p-)

[mack pl]

So, Dubrovka was the bigest operation

I wouldn't say that.


The Great Mosque is no stranger to symbolic political violence. On 20 November 1979, several hundred Sunni radicals under Juhaiman ibn Muhammad ibn Saif al Utaiba captured the Great Mosque complex. Juhaiman came from one of the leading Najdi families. Hundreds of pilgrims were taken hostage, and the Saudi security forces were initially unable to cope. The political agenda of the rebels was to overthrow the Saudi monarchy and sever all ties to the West. As French paratroopers finally recovered the complex after a nearly two-week siege, 250 people lay dead, among them 127 Saudi troops. Sixty-seven captured militants were eventually beheaded for the uprising in four Saudi cities. Bin Laden was deeply impressed by the takeover and tells friends that the rebels were “true Muslims.” It has been reported that one of Osama's half brothers was arrested as a sympathizer of the takeover but was later exonerated. Juhaiman’s charges against the Saudi royal family closely parallel those made by Ayatollah Khomeini against the Shah. Thoroughly alarmed and humiliated by the incident, the Saudi regime began to tighten up and closely monitor all pilgrims, particularly Iranians.
1) huh, I will reapeat thet once again- Dubrovka was the bigest action ;) Ok, Ok. Dubrovka was the BEST action :) :)
2) so, why the feck you didn't add this action in Saudi to your poll ;) BTW Ive heard about that action. If Im correct some GIGN members where there to help in this action.[more info anyone?]

[Sayeret]

2) so, why the feck you didn't add this action in Saudi to your poll BTW Ive heard about that action. If Im correct some GIGN members where there to help in this action.[more info anyone?]

I don't think it could be called a successful operation since so many hostages and CT guys were killed. I was thinking about adding one operation in as a joke to see if anyone would vote for it but decided not too ;)

[Sayeret]

I'll make another thread like this with some more operations if you post on it.

[mack pl]

2) so, why the feck you didn't add this action in Saudi to your poll BTW Ive heard about that action. If Im correct some GIGN members where there to help in this action.[more info anyone?]

I don't think it could be called a successful operation since so many hostages and CT guys were killed. I was thinking about adding one operation in as a joke to see if anyone would vote for it but decided not too ;)

ohh, well, maybe some French could vote on this action ;) :lol:

[moughoun]

Lufthansa 737 hijacking refers to the airliner hijaked and flown to Mogadishu before two British SAS commandos and some German GSG-9 commandos took the plane over and killed the terrorists and captured some others.


:roll:

The Lufthansa plane "Landshut" was taken over by GSG 9 operators only. The whole operation was planned by GSG 9 as well.
Two SAS observers were present. They observed. But from a safe distance. Thats all. (Reason: a hijacked passenger aircraft is something special...no one had any true experience with it...not even SAS. This incident is actually one of the very few instances in which such a plane was freed without friendly losses. Perhaps even the only one, I am not entirely sure).

Albeit the SAS provided the then new stungrenades for GSG 9...and noticed a funny type of machinepistol the Germans were using...called "MP-5" or something. And said:"hey...that thing is better than the Uzi!" From that time on, the SAS used it as well.
The rest is history.

p-)


No one of the 2 SAS men, ssgt, Barry Davies later on RSM of the regiment shot and wounded the female hijacker, but because he shot to wound she survived, and had a family, she met up with him a few year's ago to thank himfor sparing her, ahhhh

[moughoun]

Ans my vote goesto none of the above p-) , beacause of pure nationalisim, I'll pick the ARW rescue of 35 people in Liberia in January this year, 15 men were holding them and the ARW did the whole rescue without firing a shot, speed surprise and non-violence of action woot

[Sayeret]

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