European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                All 86 Jet hostages freed Bonn a a West German com Mando Force flew Home in Triumph from East Africa tuesday after a Blitz raid on hijacked Lufthansa Airliner in which the commandos rescued All 86 surviving hos tages and killed three of the four hijackers. After the failure of the hijacking was announced three of the imprisoned West German terrorists whose Freedom the hijackers demanded committed suicide. A fourth terrorist on the list also tried to kill herself and was in critical condition. The Entebbe style Rescue operation Early tuesday at Mogadishu the capital of Somalia provided a very serious lesson for some people around the world on How to Deal with terrorism said a German government spokesman. Under cover of darkness the raiders blasted open emergency exits Over Bot wings of the twin Jet Airliner. They poured into the passenger Cabin hurling Blind ing grenades that stun with a Flash of Light and loud bang but eject no  found that the hijackers had rigged see pages 2,3,6,7 and 27 the inside of the plane with explosives an poured gasoline Over the aisle carpeting. The passengers had been strapped into their seats with their safety belts. The hijackers apparently did not have enough time to ignite the gasoline or Deto Nate the  was some shooting. ,. There continued on Page 28, col. 1 Baader 2 other jailed terrorists kill selves Bonn a three of West Ger Many s most notorious terrorists committed suicide tuesday after a hijacking to gain their release was foiled. The Bonn government warned that the deaths May Lead to More terrorist bloodshed. Officials said Andreas Baader 34, and his girl Friend Gudrun Ensslin 37, were found dead in their cells at a maximum Security prison near Stuttgart. Jan Carl raspe 33, was rushed to a Hospital where he died soon afterwards officials said. A fourth terrorist Irmgard Moeller 30, attempted suicide by stabbing herself in the Chest with a bread knife. She was flown by helicopter to a Hospital in tub Ingen where she was was reported out of danger. Baader Ensslin and raspe were sentenced april 28 to life imprisonment for a string of terror attacks including the 1972 bombings at . Army posts in Heidel Berg and Frankfurt in which four Ameri can servicemen were killed. Moeller is awaiting trial on charges stemming from the Heidelberg bombing. Baader Ensslin. Raspe and Moeller were among 11 jailed German terrorists whose release was demanded by hijackers of a Lufthansa Jet and the kidnappers of industrialist Hanns Marti Schleyer. Traugott Bender Justice minister of the continued on Page 28, col. 2  first off the plane Copilot Jurgen Victor helps stewardess plane bringing Hijack survivors to the Gabi Dillmann As they alight from the Frankfurt Airport. Is red Grandy authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 36, no. 184 15c Dale and Sundog wednesday october 19, 1977 if 21855 a hostage tells of her 5-Day Hijack ordeal by Mike Spear staff write Frankfurt is for mrs. Eliza Beth Miiller of Hanover Germany the five Day ordeal aboard the hijacked Lufthansa jetliner was one Long mostly silent Battle with fear and the Specter of Hope  she said tuesday shortly after arriving Here that she never gave up Hope. She said she thought some aboard did and that there was really no reason to continue to Hope but nevertheless she did. Muller said the passengers had no idea of what moves were being undertaken to get their Freedom or what the Hijacker were demanding. They were Given no out Side news. Speaking through a translator she said the mood inside the plane was very bad but very disciplined. All the adults and even the children were very quiet. We sat in our seats the whole time strapped in bythe seat belts and we were not allowed to talk to each , a slender blonde in her late 40s, continued on Page 28, col. 2 meet soviet threat in Europe army to beef up its units by Fred  a military write Washington a the army will take equipment and manpower from it units in the . And Send them overseas to strengthen Western Europe s defense against any huge Short warning soviet ground attack it was announced . Bernard w. Rogers army chief of staff said we must sacrifice a bit of the unit readiness. Here in the Continental United states in order to increase the ability of . Army divisions in Europe to meet any soviet attack and Blunt it in the critical first 30 Days of any european War. The gains we will obtain through this focus on Early Force readiness for Europe however will not be without their Price Rogers said in a speech prepared for the annual meeting of the association of the United states  the threat exists now and we must act with dispatch he  did not specify How much additional equipment weapons and ammunition would be positioned in Europe but other sources indicated that enough for two additional army divisions is contemplated some of the stockpiles May be placed inthe North German Plain which is Consi dered one of the most vulnerable avenues of  army chief of staff s remarks underscored mounting concern in the Penta gon and Congress Over what is now perceived As a soviet ability to launch Amajor attack on Western Europe with Only five to seven Days of preparation com pared with the 23 Days of warning time for getting the most service for your Post age Dollar is an important budget item for people stationed  Apo provides numerous services to make mailing As easy and inexpensive As possible and provides much of the information you the consumer need to make the Best use of the mails. For More on How to get the maximum Benefit from Apo ser vices see today s Public service report on pages 8 and 9. Merly assumed by nato planners.. Army strategists believe a critical Point May come in 1981-82 when they say the russians will have finished re equip Ping their army divisions and air Force squadrons facing nato with powerful new  recent series of articles by the associated press disclosed problems in Ameri can military readiness in Western Europe and  a shortage of strategic cargo air lift . Military thinking now Aims at in creasing the combat readiness of forces already in Europe and building up Stock piles of weapons and equipment that troops flown from the . In any emergency could draw before going into action. Rogers indicated the plan is to increase the weapons ammunition and equipment stockpiles pre positioned in Europe and to flesh out the five . Mechanized infantry and armoured divisions plus other combat units principally in Germany. The four Star general made it Plain that both regular army and Reserve units based in the . Will suffer to some  equipment needed to increase the continued on Page 28, col. I