Category: Security policy

Change of command in Kiel

Change of command in Kiel

Gepostet von | 15 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

On Friday, 15 November 2024, the commander in Kiel will change Flotilla Admiral Sascha Helge Rackwitz is leaving, Flotilla Admiral Christian Walter Meyer is coming! Flotilla Admiral Rackwitz has been Commander of Operational Flotilla 1 since January 2022 and is also Director of the Competence Centre for Operations in Coastal Waters. He will now swap the office with a view of the Kiel Fjord for an office on the Spree. In future, he will be working as office manager for the Inspector General. He says: "My time as KD1 was unfortunately shorter than I would have hoped, but very intensive. It was a great honour for me to lead the flotilla during this challenging time....

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Malaysia - Collision with shadow flotilla tanker

Malaysia - Collision with shadow flotilla tanker

Gepostet von | 14 Nov 2024 | , , , | 0

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Indo-Pacific Association does not sail through the Red Sea - why this is a good thing

Indo-Pacific Association does not sail through the Red Sea - why this is a good thing

Gepostet von | 4 Nov 2024 | , , , | 13

An explanatory piece - from the pier. The question of whether the German Navy's Indo-Pacific convoy, consisting of the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main", should sail through the Red Sea on the way back from its world tour has been raised since the convoy left port on 7 May 2024. It was foreseeable for naval officers that no such passage would take place without an end to the Houthi threat. The decision therefore came as little surprise to the navy and its experts. From the beginning: the world looked on in horror at the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. From November 2023, the Houthis took over ships of the...

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"Pegnitz" returned from the Aegean on Sunday

"Pegnitz" returned from the Aegean on Sunday

Gepostet von | 4 Nov 2024 | , , , | 1

Tricky mission - fulfilled by a minesweeper! On Sunday, 3 November 2024 at 4 p.m., the "Pegnitz", a hollow-barrel guided missile boat belonging to the 3rd Minehunting Squadron, returned to its home port of Kiel from its four-month deployment on the NATO support mission in the Aegean. It had initially been rumoured that the boat would return on Monday. The boat has been the command platform in recent months and was the German contribution to NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group 2. The aim of the mission is to tackle the refugee and migration crisis. Since February 2016, at the request of Germany, Greece and Turkey, the decision has been taken to stem the flow of...

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