On Friday, 17 December 2021, the new Federal Minister of Defence, Christine Lambrecht, will visit the 1st Corvette Squadron in Warnemünde during the morning. During her visit to the troops, she will welcome the tender "Elbe", which is returning from a NATO mission after almost six months.
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7 October 2021 marked the 450th anniversary of the naval battle of Lepanto. Long glorified as a victory of the Occident over the Orient, it was a naval battle between the Christian Mediterranean powers and the Ottoman Empire, which was triggered by the conquest of Cyprus and the execution of the last Venetian garrison commander by the Turks. At the urging of Pope Pius V, the Holy League under its commander-in-chief Don Juan de Austria then assembled a fleet totalling 212 ships with 65,000 men, which was opposed by 251 ships and 77,000 men on the Ottoman side under the supreme command of Ali Pasha. When in the morning...
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Tender Elbe back after six months Last year, Tender Elbe only returned to the fleet after a very long time in the shipyard. This year, however, it was assigned the task of flagship of SNMCMG 1 (Standing Naval Mine Counter Measure Group 1) at an early stage. A tender as flagship - is that possible? Goes well! On 12 July 2021, Tender Elbe left her home port of Warnemünde to take on board two international staffs in succession under American and Polish command over the past six months. As the flagship of SNMCMG 1, the Elbe took part in the multinational manoeuvres Sandy Coast and...
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The fact that prospective naval officers learn to sail is not a relic of days gone by, but a necessary part of their training: seamanship must be acquired, and leadership can be learnt. The first crew has now completed the new military sailing training programme.
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The training sailing ship "Gorch Fock" has left its home port of Kiel and is heading for the Canary Islands. On the return voyage via Valencia, Málaga and Brest, 220 officer candidates receive their basic maritime training in two cruises.
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