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New exhibition in the Flanders Bunker

New exhibition in the Flanders Bunker

Gepostet von | 11 Sep 2023 | , , | 0

On 31 August, the eve of International Anti-War Day, the Kilian Memorial Association opened its new exhibition "An anti-aircraft helper from Kiel - photos and memories of Hans Krohn". In 1944, at the age of 15, Hans Krohn was also drafted into the navy in Kiel and stationed at the Nordmarksportfeld in the anti-aircraft battery. As this battery was close to the city, he experienced many air raids at first hand. His experiences there shaped his life, as well as those of around 200,000 other underage air force helpers throughout the Reich during this time. Hans Krohn, born in Wilster in 1928, lived during the Second World War in Kiel-Wik at the lower end of the...

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Future in Kiel: New tkMS shipbuilding hall

Future in Kiel: New tkMS shipbuilding hall

Gepostet von | 1 Sep 2023 | , , , | 2

The thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) shipyard wants to be able to build submarines faster and more efficiently in its new hall. The next submarines for Germany and Norway (class U 212 CD) are the most technically advanced of their kind and will now also be built in the most modern halls, CEO Oliver Burkhard told the German Press Agency. It is the most modern shipbuilding hall for conventional submarines in the world. New technology With its dimensions of 170 by 70 metres and a height of just under 33 metres, the recently handed over hall complex already dominates the cityscape on the eastern shore of Kiel's inner fjord. A major advantage of the huge building is that...

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Northern Coasts 23: Major maritime manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea under German command

Northern Coasts 23: Major maritime manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea under German command

Gepostet von | 31 Aug 2023 | , , , | 0

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command This year's major maritime manoeuvre Northern Coasts (NOCO), one of the most important multinational exercises to strengthen cooperation between the naval forces of Germany and its partners in the Baltic Sea region, will take place from 9 to 23 September 2023. This year, the German Navy and DEU MARFOR are responsible for the planning and realisation of the exercise. The protection of the northern flank is an elementary focus of the German Navy in national and alliance defence. "The mission of the German Navy is to access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember...

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Concert at the Mürwik Naval Academy

Concert at the Mürwik Naval Academy

Gepostet von | 31 Aug 2023 | , , | 0

A great success, also in terms of donations! It was to be a wonderful evening. A charity concert was to take place in July against the unique historical backdrop of the Mürwik Naval School, the mother house of German naval officers. But the approaching hurricane worried the organisers and the concert was cancelled. And now, finally, it really was a wonderful evening. The 700 or so guests only had to endure a few drops of rain. But that was a minor matter on the school grounds. The musical performances by the Kiel Naval Music Corps under the direction of Lieutenant Captain Inga Hilsberg were a delight. And so the handover of the donations was...

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USA: Modernisation of the nuclear arsenal

USA: Modernisation of the nuclear arsenal

Gepostet von | 31 Aug 2023 | , , | 0

Deborah G. Rosenblum, Under Secretary of State for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defence Programs at the Pentagon, outlined the new course for the modernisation of US nuclear weapons at a press conference on Friday, 25 August 2023. Among other things, Washington wants to put the "Sentinel" intercontinental ballistic missile system into service as a replacement for the "Minuteman III", the "Columbia" class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) as a replacement for the "Ohio" class SSBN currently in service and the B-21 "Raider" as a replacement for the B-2A "Spirit" bomber. In addition to the modernisation of the nuclear arsenal and the carriers, the programme also provides for changes to the nuclear command, control and communications facilities. The Nuclear Weapons Council, which...

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