From a press release by Rostock Naval Command On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 10 a.m., the F124 class frigate "Hessen" will depart for the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF). During its six-month deployment period, the ship will be travelling in the North Sea, Baltic Sea and North Atlantic. It will also serve as the flagship...
Lehrgang Generalstabs-/Admiralstabsdienst 2021 (LGAN 2021 / 63. ASTO) Der Vorsitzende der MOV und Stellvertretende Vorsitzende des DMI, Herr Konteradmiral a.D. Thorsten Kähler, hat am 11. Juli 2023 im Flaggensaal der Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr zusammen mit dem Regionalbeauftragten Hamburg und Fakultätsleiter Marine, Kapitän zur See Nils Brandt, den besten nationalen Lehrgangsteilnehmer...
From a press release of the naval command in Rostock: On Wednesday, 19 July, 13:30, the task force provider (EGV) "Frankfurt am Main" under the command of frigate captain Hanno Weisensee (47) will leave its home port of Wilhelmshaven heading for the north-eastern Mediterranean. In the Aegean, the crew and the ship are expected to work closely together...
It has been discussed for years: does the German Navy need combat boats? The pros and cons have been debated at length in the marineforum, and the manufacturers' offers have been presented in detail. The fact that they are needed has now been reflected in the intention to procure them. The Bundeswehr intends to acquire multi-purpose combat boats for the naval battalion. A...
For 30 years now, selected German and French naval officer candidates have been receiving full training in the partner country. The experience they gain serves as the basis for unique careers. It all began in 1993, which feels like an eternity ago. 30 years earlier, the Elysée Treaty was signed between France and Germany, paving the way for cooperation between the two...
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At the Sunday reception of Kiel Week 2023 on the frigate "Bayern", Guido Gerdemann, Managing Director of Hamburg-based MTG Marinetechnik GmbH, presented a model of the "Gorch Fock" to Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, Inspector of the German Navy. As the sail training ship is currently in the North Atlantic and cannot be in Kiel, it had to be...
The German Navy is celebrating its 175th birthday. But the road to peace and freedom was long and full of upheavals. On 14 June, the German Navy celebrates its 175th birthday. Well, you might ask yourself. Historically, the end of the Second World War and the subsequent new beginning...
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The German Navy has barely celebrated its 175th anniversary when the German government publishes a national security strategy entitled "Wehrhaft. Resilient. Sustainable. Integrated Security for Germany" as a gift. Long awaited Apart from the fact that the bodies responsible for Germany's national security have been waiting for such a basic paper for decades, e.g. for...
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