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. In the background an Airbus A310 of the Air Force on the tarmac.Mogadishu; March 1993.