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The seventies was a decade in which Europe was flooded by a wave of radicalisation, extremism and terrorism. Bloody attacks and hijackings sometimes seemed to be the order of the day, also in the Netherlands. As a result of the terror letter from Prime Minister Biesheuvel in February 1973, three BBE units were established. The Special Assistance Unit - Marines, the BBE-M, the BBE-Armed Forces and BBE-National Police, were the first anti-terrorist units in the Netherlands. While the BBE-Armed Forces and BBE-National Police consisted of long-distance and precision shooters, a third unit had to fulfil a Close Quarters Combat task: penetrating objects occupied by terrorists. But a defence unit with a police task, not everyone seemed to be looking forward to that. After a long road, they eventually ended up with the Marine Corps. In this mini-documentary, General BD Spiekerman Van Weezelenburg tells about his experience as the first commander of the BBE Marines. Production: Mariniersmuseum Rotterdam Director: Joey van Meesen Research: Hans Boersma