Category: Armed Forces

Changing times and upheavals

Changing times and upheavals

Gepostet von | 16 Jan 2023 | , , | 2

62nd Naval Historical Tactical Conference After a two-year break due to Covid-19, the major naval debate and networking conference took place for the 62nd time from 10 to 12 January under the motto "Changing times and upheavals - 175 years of German navies". The Commander of the Fleet has been organising the "HiTaTa" for over 65 years. Vice Admiral Frank Lenski was able to lead the 62nd for the first time and "bring it out of quarantine", as he put it. Around 550 participants travelled to Linstow. Naval officers have been meeting at the conference resort there for years. This conference, which is shrouded in myth, serves as a forum for exchanging professional opinions and networking. The HiTaTa is an old...

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Change at the head of Mission Flotilla 1

Change at the head of Mission Flotilla 1

Gepostet von | 16 Jan 2023 | , , | 0

On Tuesday, 17 January 2023 at 13:30, Rear Admiral Jürgen zur Mühlen (62), Head of Operations at Naval Command, will hand over command of Operational Flotilla 1 from Flotilla Admiral Henning Faltin (56) to Flotilla Admiral Sascha Helge Rackwitz (50). Faltin has been Commander of the flotilla and Director of the Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters (COE CSW) since September 2021 and will subsequently become Military Advisor to the European Representation for the USA and Canada in Washington. "The first half of my time in command was characterised by the pandemic, which continues to this day. Since February 2022...

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U35 returns from EU deployment after 4 months

U35 returns from EU deployment after 4 months

Gepostet von | 11 Jan 2023 | , , | 0

The submarine U35 is expected back at its home base in Eckernförde on Friday, 13 January 2023 at 10 a.m. The 30 men and one woman of the DELTA crew, led by frigate captain Nils Kirschall (44), spent almost four months in the Mediterranean. As part of the EU mission EUNAVFOR MED IRINI (European Union Naval Force Mediterranean IRINI), the submarine was involved in enforcing the United Nations arms embargo against Libya. A number of harbours in the Mediterranean were visited during this period. One of the highlights of the voyage was the visit of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on board the Eckernförde submarine in Valetta/Malta last October. Christmas...

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Minesweeper mission boat "Rottweil" deploys to NATO

Minesweeper mission boat "Rottweil" deploys to NATO

Gepostet von | 6 Jan 2023 | , , | 0

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: On Wednesday, 11 January 2023 at 10 a.m., the minesweeper "Rottweil", which is part of the 3rd Minesweeper Squadron, will provide the German contribution to the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1, SNMCMG 1 for short, for the next few months. The boat and crew are therefore also part of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) for the North and Baltic Seas. In addition to the missions mandated by the German Bundestag, the German Navy is constantly involved in NATO's four multinational naval formations - such as SNMCMG 1. The Navy permanently provides ships to these formations, which have been established for decades...

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Joint naval exercises between China, Russia and South Africa in February 2023

Joint naval exercises between China, Russia and South Africa in February 2023

Gepostet von | 6 Jan 2023 | , , , , | 1

Under the exercise name MOSI, two units of the navy of the Russian Federation and three ships of China's naval forces are to meet a unit of the South African navy off the east coast of South Africa. This was reported unanimously by the Russian news agency TASS and the South African online news portal Defence Web about joint activities between the naval forces of the three countries. The exercise is scheduled to kick off on 17 February in Richards Bay (KwaZulu Natal). Until 24 February, a series of the usual naval activities associated with such port calls are planned in addition to the provisioning of the visiting ships and the conferences in preparation for the exercise. This will be followed by a two-day sea phase from 25 February. To the...

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