Today, Thursday 4 September 2025, the commander of the 4th Frigate Squadron, Frigate Captain Volker Kübsch, handed over command of the frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" to Frigate Captain Benedikt Eichhorn. "Taking command of the frigate 'Rheinland-Pfalz' is both an honour and an obligation for me. Precisely because we find ourselves in a time when...
Change at the helm of the F125 crew "Charlie" On Thursday, 11 April 2024, the commander of the 4th Frigate Squadron, Captain Matthias Schmitt, will hand over command of the F125 crew "Charlie" from Frigate Captain Stefan Rappelt to Frigate Captain Bogislav-Jesko von Puttkamer. Frigate Captain Rappelt had command of the crew "Charlie" before...
Update on 16/09/2021 at 14:00: Change of command at ECHO including the awarding of the Rhineland-Palatinate Medal of Merit to outgoing CO Fkpt. Dr Jansen by the Rhineland-Palatinate Minister of the Interior, Roger Lewentz. He is the first soldier to receive this honour! Message from 14.29.2021: On Thursday, 16 September at 10 a.m., the...
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