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Aug. 08, 1971 - Brutal Bankrobby in Munich (West Germany): Just before closing time (4 p.m.) two gangsters wearing maskes and provided with arms assaulted a branch of the Deutsche Bank in West-Munich on August 4th. 1971. The gangsters held 13 hostages, but kept after a while only 5 of them (4 woman, 1 man). A pose of policemen surrounded the building and blocked the area. Six sharpshooters of the police were posted at tactical important points. To let the hostages free the gangsters asked for 2 Million Marks and a safe conduct. The police made them a car available. The gangsters gave an ultimatum till 10 pm. About midnight the situation became dramatical. The money was there. One of the gangsters left the bank with one hostage, the 20 year old Ingrid Repple, to get to the car. At this moment the sharpshooters who was sitting in the car, got injured to death. Then police assaulted the bank, freed the hostages and caught the second gangster. The gangsters were the 32 year old Hans Georg Rammelmayr from Munich (who had been killed) and the 24 year old Todorov Dimitri, assumed to be German from Graz (Austria). Photo shows Todorov Dimitri

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13277684
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Asked Assaulted Assumed Available Blocked Brutal Conduct Deutsche Dimitri Freed Gangsters Graz Hostage Hostages Kept Points Posted Provided Safe Sharpshooters Situation Tactical Till Todorov Ultimatum


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