"Good Bye" Kiel Week
It's "nice at the navy" is an old saying when the weather is good, the sun is setting red and everyone is feeling good all round. The fact that you often have to mention this is probably because it's not always nice.
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Before the world's largest manoeuvre
Yesterday, the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force supply ship "Frankfurt am Main" arrived in Pearl Harbour in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Traditional sailors at the Kieler Woche
Naval units from all over the world, pleasure craft, cruise ships, regattas, celebrities from sport, politics and society: but what would Kiel Week be without traditional sailing ships? They are the true heroes of pleasure boating: owners, skippers, boat people and clubs who keep the old ships alive - and that doesn't just mean swimming - but make them accessible to the public and thus bring a bit of history into the present. It is the old traditions and craftsmanship, the passion and the stories behind old bulkheads, Hellegatts and bilges that make this historic cultural asset so fascinating. Against all odds, keeping the ships in motion...
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Kiel Week: Inspector Navy honoured with "Order of the French Legion of Honour"
Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack receives France's highest honour, the "Officier de la Légion d'Honneur" Yesterday evening on the sail training ship "Gortch Fock": the Chief of Staff of the French Navy, Admiral Nicolas Vaujour, awarded his German comrade the impressive decoration. The decision as to who is awarded the Legion of Honour is made by the current French President. Manuel Macron is the current Grand Master (Grand Maître) of the Legion of Honour. Kaack's achievements in the German Navy and as Inspector of the German Navy and his commitment to Franco-German cooperation were honoured. The highest-ranking decoration in France was awarded on 19 May 1802 by Napoléon Bonaparte, then still First...
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Helicopter demonstration during the Kieler Woche
The "King" shows what it can do once again! It is always impressive to see what the good old SeaKing - or Mk 41 multi-purpose transport helicopter - can do for visitors to Kieler Woche. Whether it's lifting people out of the water or off the ship or dropping off rescue teams: when the unmistakable sound of the "King's" turbine announces its approach, everyone's head goes up. But most of the time it wasn't there, as you can see from the pictures, you were close to this #SeakingSaturday - so old and still fascinating. For the last few months, this SeaKing, photographed here, has been...
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