German Navy deploys soldiers from Kiel to the Baltic Sea for reinforcement today
Minesweepers "Sulzbach-Rosenberg" and "Homburg", the minesweeper "Siegburg" and the tender "Elbe" set sail for the Baltic Sea in order to NATO northern flanke to reinforce. In addition, the minehunting boats "Datteln" and "Fulda" set off this morning. "Our signal is clear: Not during our watch!" said the commander of the fleet, Vice Admiral Jan C. Kaack. The German Navy had already dispatched the corvette "Erfurt" and the fleet service boat "Alster" on Saturday for the same reason. The current reason for these measures is the escalating Russia-Ukraine crisis and the increased threat perceived by Germany's partners in Eastern Europe in particular. The intensification of activities on the northern flank is a concrete expression of the German Navy's close ties with its allies. Our allies and alliance partners can rely on the German Navy to make its contribution to strengthening the operational and defence readiness of the NATO performs.
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The way in which the navy rose to the challenge despite all the problems and made a clearer commitment to the alliance early on than others was impressive. Vice Admiral Kaack's order of the day on the 24th was clear, unambiguous and leading. Respect "blue boys". I was very sceptical about your sailor, but if this is our navy what we see now, the Gorch Fock is yours.