On 18 December 2021, the civilian-crewed fuel tanker "Spessart" under the command of Captain Rolf-Heinrich von Beber will return to Kiel from Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 in the Aegean after 194 days and almost 18,000 miles at sea.
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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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In mid-December, reservists from the Bremen Home Guard Company supported the one-day vaccination campaign of the Hanse Medical Specialist Centre at the Bremen-Mitte Clinic as part of their administrative assistance.
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