With the Quadriga 2025 exercise series, the Bundeswehr is training together with armed forces from 13 other nations to protect the Baltic Sea region under conditions of crisis and war. During the core exercise period from August to September 2025, around 8,000 German servicewomen and men from the navy, army, air force, cyber defence and security...
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 take over the office with...
From a press release by Rostock Naval Command On Friday, 8 March 2024 at 10 a.m., the German Navy's sail training ship will leave its home port of Kiel to begin its 177th overseas training voyage (AAR). This time, the barque will only set sail with its regular crew. 115 officer cadets of the 2023 crew will only board the ship on...
Change of personnel in the leadership of the German Navy On Thursday, 21 September 2023 at 12:30 p.m., the Commander of the Naval Task Forces and Head of the Operations Department will change. Rear Admiral Jürgen zur Mühlen (63) will hand over command to Flotilla Admiral Stephan Haisch (54). The handover ceremony will take place on the pier in front of the frigate "Sachsen-Anhalt" at the naval base in Heppenser...
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