Category: Armed Forces

Minehunting boat "Homburg" returns home after three months of deployment

Minehunting boat "Homburg" returns home after three months of deployment

Gepostet von | 22 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

On Tuesday, 26 October 2021 at 10 a.m., the minehunting boat "Homburg" will return to its home port of Kiel. Over the past three months, the 43-strong crew from the 3rd Minehunting Squadron took part in the Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1). Together with ships and boats from seven NATO nations, the crew trained in the North and Baltic Seas under the leadership of the US Navy - a first in the history of SNMCMG 1. Leadership of the NATO group was then handed over to Poland at the beginning of October. Part of the crew of the minehunting boat "Homburg" is a mine diving team consisting of four soldiers from the...

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BAAINBw awards military history prize

BAAINBw awards military history prize

Gepostet von | 20 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

On 14 October, Major General Gert Nultsch, Vice President of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), presented the prize for military history and the history of military technology at a colloquium for young researchers in military history at the University of Potsdam, accompanied by music from the Bundeswehr Music Corps. With this award, the BAAINBw honours outstanding academic work in the fields of military history and the history of military technology. Since 2017, the award, including attractive prize money, has been presented every two years by the management of the BAAINBw based on the assessment of an expert commission consisting of seven renowned military historians and an engineer. This year, the first...

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U 35 back from deployment

U 35 back from deployment

Gepostet von | 15 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

Not nice weather in Eckernförde, but a nice day for the crew of U 35 and their families. The submarine "U 35", under the command of Corvette Captain Oliver Brux (34), returned from the EU operation "Irini" at 10.00 a.m. on the dot. The European Union's "Irini" operation is monitoring and enforcing the arms embargo against Libya, in which the boat successfully participated. The public did not learn the details of the operation, but that is not important today. The important thing is that everyone is back safe and sound and can now relax with family and friends. Thanks to the press office...

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Federal Minister of Defence on a farewell tour

Federal Minister of Defence on a farewell tour

Gepostet von | 15 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

Federal Minister of Defence Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is on her farewell tour. The traditional and impressive building of the Mürwik Naval Academy is therefore a must-see. Accompanied by the commanding officer, Flotilla Admiral Jens Nemeyer, she was able to visit the ship simulator, the training mast and the boat harbour, among other things, as announced on 14 October. She used the visit for relaxed discussions. She also signed the school's guest book. Photos: Marcel...

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