Memorial to the victims of the 1972 Olympic attack

The monument

The memorial for the victims of the 1972 Olympic attack is a sculpture by the German sculptor Fritz Koenig (1924–2017) and is entitled Klagebarken . It was set up on September 27, 1995 in the Olympiapark in Munich and is located on the connection path from the Olympic Stadium to the former Olympic Village, precisely where a support rope for the tent roof construction is anchored. It commemorates the victims of the hostage-taking in Munich .

The memorial is a ten meter wide granite beam, which is supported in the middle by a base.

Chiseled names

The names of the eleven Israeli hostages killed are carved in Hebrew letters on the beam :

• Mosque vineyard
• Yossef Romano
• Zeev Friedman
• David Mark Berger
• Yakov Springer
• Eliezer Halfin
• Yossef good friend
• Kehat Shorr
• Mark Slavin
• André Spitzer
• Amitzur Schapira

and in Latin letters the name of the Bavarian policeman who died trying to free himself in Fürstenfeldbruck.

• Anton aircraft builder

See also

• Memorial site of the Olympic assassination attempt
• Memorial plaque on the house at Connollystrasse 31

Web links

Commons : Memorial to the victims of the Olympic attack  - collection of images

Coordinates: 48 ° 10 ′ 36 ″  N , 11 ° 32 ′ 52 ″  E