Somalia; Mogadishiu; "Operation Restore Hope"; after the overthrow of dictator Barre in 1991; civil war breaks out in Somalia. After a decision by the United Nations Security Council; a military action (UNITAF) under the leadership of the USA (with the participation of 35 states; including the Federal Republic of Germany) with the aim of ending the civil war and the famine; restoring public order establish and install a central government.Arrival of German blue helmet soldiers at the international airport. Soldiers of Paratrooper Battalion 263 on arrival.Mogadishu; March 1993.