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Propaganda for the youth

Propaganda for the youth

Gepostet von | 18 Feb 2022 | , , | 0

At the beginning of the First World War, the small cruiser "Emden" was roaming the waters of Asia. After its sinking, Lieutenant Captain Hellmuth von Mücke led the crew back home in an adventurous way. During his lifetime, he rivalled the legendary "sea devil" Felix Graf von Luckner in popularity, and his experiences were filmed for television and cinema in 2012 by Berengar Pfahl under the title "The Men of the Emden": Kapitänleutnant Hellmuth von Mücke. Born on 25 June 1881 in Zwickau, like Count Luckner and Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, he was one of the heroic figures of imperial Germany. The response to his odyssey was correspondingly great.

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Security is precaution - Commentary on the Russian-Ukrainian crisis

Security is precaution - Commentary on the Russian-Ukrainian crisis

Gepostet von | 18 Feb 2022 | , , , | 1

The saying "May you live in interesting times" is attributed to a Chinese proverb - and these are indeed interesting times in which we live! Chancellor Olaf Scholz's cabinet has been in office for less than six months before the new teams in the Chancellery, Federal Foreign Office (AA) and Ministry of Defence (BMVg) have to navigate a serious security crisis in and for Europe in close coordination with the transatlantic and European allies. The media image is dominated by the Russian combat vehicles deployed in a horseshoe shape around eastern Ukraine. However, this is not the end of Moscow's military endeavours; they are...

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One Ocean Summit: 4 billion euros against plastic pollution

One Ocean Summit: 4 billion euros against plastic pollution

Gepostet von | 17 Feb 2022 | , , | 0

One Ocean Summit: Countries pledge €4 billion to combat marine plastic pollution The national banks of Germany, France and Spain, together with the European Investment Bank (EIB), have made a significant financial commitment of €4 billion by 2025 to develop the "Clean Oceans Initiative", which aims to identify practical ways to combat plastic waste in the sea. The "One Ocean Summit" took place from 9 to 11 February in the French port city of Brest. Experts, activists and politicians from 42 countries - including twenty heads of state, some of them from outside Europe - took part in forums and workshops on the topic of "Living in the...

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Frigate "Bayern" returns

Frigate "Bayern" returns

Gepostet von | 16 Feb 2022 | , , | 0

Deployment to the Indo-Pacific: back after 43,000 nautical miles By sending the "Bayern" to the Indo-Pacific, the German Navy was able to show its colours and demonstrate on the ground that Germany stands up for the freedom of the sea lanes and compliance with international law in the region alongside its international partners. The commander, frigate captain Tilo Kalski (46), and his crew were en route for around seven months. Their route took them past the Horn of Africa to Australia, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and Singapore. Most recently, the frigate "Bayern" moored in Haifa (Israel). The "Bayern" was the first German warship in almost two decades to...

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Fully networked

Fully networked

Gepostet von | 16 Feb 2022 | , , | 0

In future, every soldier, every sensor and every effector will be digitally connected with each other in order to control operations down to the last detail. But if the network fails, mission tactics will determine success. The term Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) is currently on everyone's lips; the US armed forces summarise it in their Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) strategy, while the British armed forces call the corresponding concept Multi-Domain Integration (MDI). Within NATO, the concept for the Alliance Approach to Multi-Domain Operations is currently being developed by Allied Command Transformation in cooperation with Allied Command Operations. The US concept integrates -...

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