BERLIN, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Germany's elite KSK commando unit issued a rare statement on Friday to signal its disapproval over the release of an Afghan it had detained for taking part in a deadly raid ...

BERLIN (AP) — The commander of a German paramilitary unit that ended the 1977 hijacking of a plane by Palestinian militants has died. Ulrich Wegener was the first commander of the GSG-9 unit, created ...

October 9, 2008: Germany is pulling its commandos out of Afghanistan. The KSK commandos have been there for most of the last seven years. Many Germans, especially leftist politicians and journalists, ...

July 24, 2013: Germany is buying 15 EC645T2 helicopters (for $17 million each) for its KSK (Kommando Spezialkräfte) commandos. The EC645T2 is similar to the American UH-72A Lakota. In fact the EC645T2 ...

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 1977 file photo the first freed hostages step down the gangway after landing at Frankfurt am Main's airport, in West Germany. Ulrich Wegener, the commander of the German ...

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