Biography BBE
The Bijzondere Bijstands Eenheid (Special Assistance Unit, BBE) is a Dutch
counterterrorism unit. It is part of Netherlands Marine Corps and was
founded in the 1970s after the Munich massacre at the Olympics on 5
September, 1972, when eight Palestinian terrorists took hostage and then
murdered nine Israeli athletes and two others in an incident that showed
the West's unpreparedness for terrorist acts.
The unit's motto is "Semper Paratus pro Justitia", which means "Always
Ready for Justice".
History On February 22nd 1973 the Dutch government decided to create a
special counterterrorist unit. The Dutch Marine Corps was selected because
of its bad image at the time; the idea was that people's opinion would
change about the Corps. The Dutch Marine Corps had a reputation as
hardened, professional soldiers.
Today the unit has more than 150 members, all drawn from the Marine Corps
and individually selected. It
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