Category: Security policy

Banished to paradise

Banished to paradise

Gepostet von | 29 Sep 2025 | , , | 0

Countless German cargo ships were abroad at the beginning of the Second World War, denied a way back home. In Indonesia, the crew of the Sophie Rickmers waited for better times. Numerous German merchant ships were confiscated by the Dutch authorities after the occupation of the Netherlands by the German Wehrmacht in 1940. One of them was the 7033BRT freighter Sophie Rickmers. The largest ship of the Rickmers shipping company in Hamburg when it was launched in 1920, it was deployed on its Siberia line and in the East Asia trade, which was to be its undoing when the Second World War broke out. Pursued for weeks by a British destroyer, marineforum digital+ gives you access to...

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New population survey: Germany in the military leadership role?

New population survey: Germany in the military leadership role?

Gepostet von | 11 Sep 2025 | , , , | 0

Russia is continuing its war of aggression against Ukraine unabated, while trust in its ally, the USA, is dwindling. How is the German population reacting to this dual challenge? The annual population survey conducted by the Bundeswehr Centre for Military History and Social Sciences (ZMSBw) provides answers to questions on threat perception, transatlantic relations and the willingness to defend Germany. Over 2,000 randomly selected citizens took part in the representative survey between 11 April and 17 May 2025. Majority see Russia as a threat Russia is perceived by two thirds of the population as a threat to Germany's security. The fear of...

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If we lose the sea ...

If we lose the sea ...

Gepostet von | 10 Sep 2025 | , , | 0

The maritime foundation of European defence and national resilience is more important today than ever before. Securing it is vital for a free Europe. In contrast to the USA, Europe has no cargo ships on standby for national emergencies. There are contracts for the use of merchant ships for strategic logistics - dimensioned for military transport tasks in foreign missions, not for supplying Europe in the event of defence. And if you look at the roughly estimated freight volume of even a war economy, access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password?...

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... and lead us not into temptation!

... and lead us not into temptation!

Gepostet von | 9 Sep 2025 | , , | 0

How do you accumulate a small fortune? By starting with a big one. This old realisation means that you should be careful with a financial cornucopia. And the 2026 defence budget is such a cornucopia. To put it in context: the decision to suspend the constitutionally enshrined debt brake for defence and infrastructure will result in a defence budget of a completely new dimension: in 2026, a "base amount" of one percent of economic output will be allocated to defence in the federal budget, access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? You have...

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Special edition of the 27th DWT Marine Workshop published

Special edition of the 27th DWT Marine Workshop published

Gepostet von | 4 Sep 2025 | , , | 0

The main theme of the conference is "Maritime combat - drivers for research, armaments and utilisation". Under the proven patronage of Rear Admiral Christoph Müller-Meinhard, the event will take place on 23 and 24 September 2025 at the Van der Valk Resort in Linstow. Focusing on maritime research, naval armament and utilisation, the workshop is traditionally aimed at the classic triangle of navy, öAG and industry, which together are required to realise the material warfare capability of the navy in the best possible way - quickly, effectively and geared towards the specific operational scenario. Maritime combat must be the starting point for all considerations and the maxim for all actions! To this end, the...

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