So beteiligt sich Deutschland bei den 17 aufgegleisten EU-Projekten der Ständigen Strukturierten Zusammenarbeit im Wehrbereich (Infos aus Rückmeldung des Verteidigungsministeriums auf Anfrage zu PESCO / Permanent Structured Cooperation):
Wachablösung beim Eurokorps 2013 in Straßburg – Foto: Claude Truong-Ngoc / Wikimedia Commons / CC-Lizenz
1. EU Medical Command
DEU Leitung
Hauptquartier zur Bereitstellung und Koordination medizinischer Fähigkeiten und Dienste in Europa, Schaffung von Synergien und Harmonisierung gemeinsamer Standards, Verbesserung der Rettungskette, Führung und Unterstützung von Einsätzen personell und materiell, Zusammenführung von Maßnahmen zur medizinischen Versorgung in NATO und EU.
2. ESSOR
DEU Teilnahme
Verbesserung der Kommunikation im Einsatz durch eine gemeinsame Software Architektur für Kommunikation.
3. Network of Logistic Hubs in Europe and Support to Operations
DEU Leitung
Verbindung von bestehenden logistischen Infrastrukturen und Prozessen, Verbesserung logistischer Versorgung für Missionen und Operationen, Zusammenführung logistischer Planungen, Aufbau eines Netzwerk von „Drehscheiben“ in Europa, Optimierung von Materiallagerung und Transportleistungen. Dabei auch Integration des Projekts „Log Structures Network in the Peripherie of the Union“ (CYP), das der Modernisierung eines Flughafenstützpunktes und eines Hafens als logistische Drehscheibe im Mittelmeer; Durch Integration des FRA Projekts „Support to Operations“ auch Verbesserug der Unterstützungleistung für Operationen
To annotate: Lithuania wants to affiliate its mechanized infantry brigade „Iron Wolf“ with the German land forces. There had been a first exploratory talk this week. Upon request of the author the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence gave the following commentary:
„Lithuania has started negotiations with Germany concerning Mechanised Infantry Brigade „Iron Wolf“ of the Lithuanian Armed Forces affiliation with an Armoured Division of the German Armed Forces. It is supposed to fall under bilateral arrangement of affiliation. Joining multilateral arrangements such as Framework Nation Concept might be also explored in the future. Modalities of affiliation is under development.”
Units of Lithuanias „Iron Wolf“ brigade during an exercise with NATO partners in 2002 – foto: MoD Lithuania / Wikimedia / CC-Licence
According to the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) their upcoming training area for urban warfare „Schnöggersburg“ in Saxony-Anhalt will be the largest in Europe. Now its core part, designed as an „old quarter“ within the whole concept has been inaugurated.
Blessing of the new training city for urban warfare – photo: Björn Müller (all rights reserved)
Schnöggersburg is been build since 2012, should be finished till the end of 2020. By then it will be consist of more than 500 buildings streched over 6,25 square kilometers. The so called „urban agglomeration“ as the Bundeswehr labeled its training ground, has a whole city infrastructure – e. g. a canalisation, an underground line, a train station, an industrial park, as well as a sport stadion, slums, residential areas and a high-rise district. The German MoD invests 140 million Euros into the project. According to lieutnant-general Frank Leidenberger, head of the land forces innovation-department, the last decade shows the clear trend, that „warfare moves from the field to the cities.“ Therefore Schnöggersburg should give the German armed forces a surpreme training ground for state of the art operations in urban scenarios. Leidenberger says also that the Bundeswehr considers its new hugh training city as a strategic ressource to push the framework nation concept with partner armies.
Some pics from the inauguration day:
View on the core part of Schnöggersburg.
"Government building" and a German Leopard II tank.
"Government building" at the "union square".
Inauguration ceremony with Michael Richter, state secretary of Saxony-Anhalt, Markus Grübel state secretary MoD and lieutnant-general Frank Leidenberger, head of land forces innovation-department (from left to right).
A typical Schnöggersburg house from inside.
An artificial river, "the Eiser", intersects the city.
Nearly all buildings are made of massive concrete.
The market place of Schnöggersburg old quarter.
Some buildings have specialy prepared roofs for airborne landings.
The seedy quarter was build of sea containers.
The "school" of Schnöggersburg.
A playground.
The "warlord compound" in the old quarter.
The narrow "Basar street" in the old quarter.
The so called "sacral building" of Schnöggersburg contains elements fo Christian, Moslem and Jewish religion.
Inside the "sacral building" - very similiar to a classic Christian nave.
One entrance to the "underworld" of Schnöggersburg.
