Category: Armed Forces

Defence Minister Pistorius at the navy

Defence Minister Pistorius at the navy

Gepostet von | 28 Feb 2023 | , , , | 0

From a Bundeswehr press release On 21 February, the German Navy presented its specific capabilities in the maritime environment to the new Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius in Eckernförde. The navy in particular has to consider four dimensions in its operational areas: surface, underwater, air and land. Together with the inspector of the navy, Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, Pistorius began his first visit to the navy with a tour of the submarine training centre of the 1st submarine squadron. Its submarines are among the most modern in the world. In order to be able to make optimum use of the high-tech equipment, their crew members are trained and further educated here. Dimensions on land and at sea: ships need a...

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Change of command in the 4th frigate squadron

Change of command in the 4th frigate squadron

Gepostet von | 17 Jan 2023 | , , | 0

Flotilla Admiral Axel Schulz will hand over command of the 4th Frigate Squadron from Captain Dirk Jacobus to the new commander of the squadron, Captain Matthias Schmitt, on Thursday, 19 January. The handover ceremony will take place on the frigate "Sachsen-Anhalt" at the Heppenser Groden naval base in Wilhelmshaven. Captain Jacobus was in command of the 4th frigate squadron for five and a half years. The special thing about his time in command was that he took all four F125 class frigates, the "Baden-Württemberg" class, into service and also decommissioned the last three F122 class frigates - the...

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Changing times and upheavals

Changing times and upheavals

Gepostet von | 16 Jan 2023 | , , | 2

62nd Naval Historical Tactical Conference After a two-year break due to Covid-19, the major naval debate and networking conference took place for the 62nd time from 10 to 12 January under the motto "Changing times and upheavals - 175 years of German navies". The Commander of the Fleet has been organising the "HiTaTa" for over 65 years. Vice Admiral Frank Lenski was able to lead the 62nd for the first time and "bring it out of quarantine", as he put it. Around 550 participants travelled to Linstow. Naval officers have been meeting at the conference resort there for years. This conference, which is shrouded in myth, serves as a forum for exchanging professional opinions and networking. The HiTaTa is an old...

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Change at the head of Mission Flotilla 1

Change at the head of Mission Flotilla 1

Gepostet von | 16 Jan 2023 | , , | 0

On Tuesday, 17 January 2023 at 13:30, Rear Admiral Jürgen zur Mühlen (62), Head of Operations at Naval Command, will hand over command of Operational Flotilla 1 from Flotilla Admiral Henning Faltin (56) to Flotilla Admiral Sascha Helge Rackwitz (50). Faltin has been Commander of the flotilla and Director of the Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters (COE CSW) since September 2021 and will subsequently become Military Advisor to the European Representation for the USA and Canada in Washington. "The first half of my time in command was characterised by the pandemic, which continues to this day. Since February 2022...

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U35 returns from EU deployment after 4 months

U35 returns from EU deployment after 4 months

Gepostet von | 11 Jan 2023 | , , | 0

The submarine U35 is expected back at its home base in Eckernförde on Friday, 13 January 2023 at 10 a.m. The 30 men and one woman of the DELTA crew, led by frigate captain Nils Kirschall (44), spent almost four months in the Mediterranean. As part of the EU mission EUNAVFOR MED IRINI (European Union Naval Force Mediterranean IRINI), the submarine was involved in enforcing the United Nations arms embargo against Libya. A number of harbours in the Mediterranean were visited during this period. One of the highlights of the voyage was the visit of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on board the Eckernförde submarine in Valetta/Malta last October. Christmas...

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