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27/08/2020

WARNING: KREMLIN ANNOUNCES RESERVE FORCE IS PREPARED TO INTERVENE IN BELARUS

The Kremlin announced it has created a reserve force to intervene in Belarus if necessary. Russian President Vladimir Putin gave an interview to the state-run Russia 1 TV channel on August 27.Putin stated the Kremlin has prepared a “reserve of law enforcement officers” but will not deploy it to Belarus unless the situation “gets out of control.” The Kremlin previously pledged it would intervene in Belarus in response to foreign intervention on August 15 and has claimed foreign intervention is ongoing since August 19. Putin’s statement is the first Kremlin acknowledgment of preparations to intervene in Belarus. The Kremlin has supported Lukashenko with RT technical personnel, information support, and potentially covert security coordination since August 19.ISW has previously assessed the Kremlin is prepared to intervene in Belarus to support Lukashenko if he is unable to control protests.

Putin is likely issuing this statement as a dual warning – both to protesters and to Lukashenko – to stabilize the situation to avoid a Russian intervention. Putin stated the Kremlin hopes “the current problems in Belarus will be resolved peacefully,” but warned protesters that if they “go beyond the framework of the current law, the law will react accordingly.” Putin acknowledged that problems exist in Belarus, but stressed protesters must follow the law. The Kremlin likely aims to intimidate protesters through the threat of a Russian security intervention.
The Kremlin is additionally likely warning Lukashenko to stabilize the protests or face further Russian involvement. A Russian aircraft known to be operated by the FSB (Russian intelligence) arrived in Minsk the night of August 26 and departed 5 hours later. ISW cannot confirm who or what arrived in Belarus on the flight, but assesses the FSB likely sent dignitaries to speak with Lukashenko and may have sent Russian security personnel to remain behind as well. The aircraft made a similar trip to Minsk the night of August 19, after which Putin and Lukashenko publicly announced they had begun consultations for a possible Russian intervention. Lukashenko has primarily cooperated with the Kremlin to respond to protests since August 15. However, the Kremlin likely seeks to cement its control over Lukashenko’s actions and pressure him to control protesters with the threat of further Kremlin involvement.

Lukashenko reiterated claim that NATO is backing protests. Lukashenko claimed Belarus’ neighbors are conducting a “hybrid war” to overthrow him during a ministerial meeting on August 27. Lukashenko stated he has deployed “half the army [at] full combat readiness” to protect western Belarus, claiming Poland wants to annex the Grodno region. The Belarusian Foreign Ministry additionally formally summoned Polish diplomats to warn them against continued interference in Belarus. Lukashenko previously mobilized the Belarusian military to the Polish and Lithuanian borders on August 22 and seeks to frame the organic domestic protests as a NATO attempt to overthrow him and target Russia. The Kremlin and Lukashenko may attempt to leverage claims of Polish and Lithuanian interference to justify future aggressive action against both states.

Lukashenko reiterated threats against protesters and cracked down on journalists despite claiming to welcome dialogue. Lukashenko additionally stated he is willing to begin dialogue with the opposition, but only if “the street” ceases protesting; he also threatened to draft striking students as an alternative to dialogue. Belarusian security forces detained roughly a dozen journalists, both Belarusian and foreign, in Minsk on August 27 around 6:00 pm local time. The Belarusian Investigative Committee additionally interrogated Coordination Council leader Maria Kolesnikova for two hours the morning of August 27, but released her without further charges.
Lukashenko has previously stated he will only talk to the opposition if protests cease, and will likely refuse any meaningful dialogue with the opposition Coordination Council, which he has labeled unconstitutional. However, Putin may pressure Lukashenko to enter a dialogue with an opposition the Kremlin can dominate. Increasing numbers of Coordination Council members expressed a willingness to involve the Kremlin in negotiations on Belarus on August 26. The Kremlin will likely dominate any potential negotiations process between Lukashenko and the opposition and may elect to leverage this process to cement its dominance over Belarus.

NEXTA is posturing for mass protests on Sunday, August 30, and announced plans to release a “strategic plan” on August 28. NEXTA called for small protests in Minsk on August 27, with a few hundred protesters gathering around a church in Minsk that was the site of security force detentions the night of August 26. NEXTA explicitly called on local organizers to continue protests around the country following “their own traditions” and asking protesters to “protect their local leaders,” continuing its approach of focusing its efforts to control protests on Minsk but expanding its efforts to claim credit for country-wide protests it has not organized. NEXTA additionally stated it will announce plans on August 27 for a third Sunday protest and pledged to release a “global and important strategic plan” on August 28 on “how this autumn the people can return power to their own hands” – implicitly framing the protest movement as a long-running effort. NEXTA’s promised strategic plan will likely shape the focus of the protest movement in the coming weeks, as NEXTA retains dominant control over the protest movement. NEXTA may further align with opposition leader Sviatlana Tikanouskaya’s Coordination Council and diplomatic approach following supportive statements the night of August 26.

20/08/2020

Warning: Kremlin Enables Lukashenko to Resume Crackdown in Belarus as Protest Movement Pauses

August 20, 2020, 11:00 am EDT

Russia’s intervention in Belarus likely deterred protesters on August 19. The threat of a Russian intervention to support Lukashenko, which ISW reported on August 19 and forecasted on August 14, likely deterred protesters on August 19 and 20. Belarusian security forces additionally deployed in force on August 19 for the first time since August 13 following instructions from Lukashenko to “crush” the protests. Belarusian security forces deployed around key buildings in Minsk and cleared opposition protests in several cities around Belarus – with protesters quickly withdrawing without a fight.

Lukashenko regained control over authorities in the city of Grodno on August 20, after defections on August 18 that may have prompted the Russian intervention. The City Executive Committee of Grodno, near the Polish and Lithuanian borders, issued an apology statement to protesters on August 18, released protest detainees, and promised to support protesters. Lukashenko contained this defection on August 19 and 20. City authorities did not crack down on protesters on August 19, but reversed their statement from the previous day and refused to support protesters with logistical support or statements.
Grodno’s mayor then revoked his prior support and threatened protesters with detention, and claimed they were destroying property and threatening families on August 20 – after stating on August 18 “not a single shop has been broken” during protests. The Belarusian military additionally began unspecific “defensive tactical exercises” in Grodno, likely as a show of force. Belarusian units that deployed to Grodno the night of August 19 included UAV and Electronic Warfare assets that could be used to disrupt protests and any further defections among Belarusian security forces – in addition to supporting the Belarusian force posture on its border with Poland and Lithuania. Lukashenko’s reassertion of authority in Grodno, the highest profile defection of the protests so far, will likely deter other cities from speaking out against his regime.

Lukashenko is likely preparing further crackdowns on striking workers and protesters. Belarusian security forces detained a key organizer of the strike by major mining company Belaruskali. The organizer has not been heard from since 11:00 am local time. Protesters shared videos of Belarusian army trucks arriving in downtown Minsk around 3:00 pm local time. The Lukashenko government organized several pro-Lukashenko rallies across Belarus on August 20, particularly in Minsk. Belarusian security forces are likely positioning to suppress any further protests.

Primary opposition Telegram channel NEXTA may be losing its ability to marshal protesters. NEXTA has driven the focus of protests around the country and particularly in Minsk since August 9, including organizing the largest rally in Belarusian history on August 16. NEXTA did not issue any instructions for protests on August 20 for the first time since the August 9 elections, following a lackluster showing on August 19. NEXTA asked protesters to support strikers and gather at the Belarusian Interior Ministry in Minsk at 6:00 pm local time on August 19.Likely less than a hundred protesters gathered in the evening, with independent Belarusian media reporting at 6:00 pm that there were more journalists than protesters at the interior ministry. Protests continued at a small scale around the country but avoided confrontation with security forces. This was the first instance of NEXTA’s protest instructions not receiving a widespread response.

NEXTA is aligning behind Tikanouskaya’s attempted political process and announced a second Sunday march on August 23. NEXTA called for a march in Minsk’s Independence Square on August 23, announcing the leaders of Tikanouskaya’s Coordination Council will make an “important policy statement” at the march. NEXTA – the primary coordinating body of the protest movement to date – is likely increasingly working with Tikanouskaya’s efforts to broker a political compromise with Lukashenko. NEXTA may successfully rally support for Tikanouskaya during the Sunday rally and NEXTA may be taking an operational pause to prepare for the Sunday rally. However, the protest movement could alternatively dissipate in the face of government crackdowns and a lack of ongoing protests.

Tikanouskaya’s attempts to engage Lukashenko and the Kremlin politically will likely fail. Tikanouskaya’s Coordination Council stated it unsuccessfully attempted to contact the Lukashenko administration on August 19. Lukashenko has flatly stated he will not engage with the Coordination Council. Belarusian Prosecutor General Alexander Konyuk opened a criminal case against the members of the Coordination Council for attempting to seize power.
The Kremlin is also downplaying the legitimacy of the Coordination Council and is unlikely to engage with it, despite outreach from Tikanouskaya. Head editor of RT Margarita Simonyan dismissed Tikanouskaya, claimed Belarusian protests are only continuing because some do not understand Tikanouskaya’s message, and said she has the IQ of an “orangutan” on primetime Russian news.

The Kremlin likely poisoned Russia's main opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, on August 20, possibly in part as a warning to Russians not to follow the examples of Belarus and Khabarovsk. The Kremlin likely poisoned Navalny the morning of August 20. Navalny is currently in a coma in a hospital in the Siberian city of Omsk after his flight made an emergency landing. Doctors initially did not allow Navalny’s wife to see him and are impeding her efforts to take him to a toxicology hospital in Europe. The Kremlin likely poisoned Navalny as a message to Russians to not follow the Belarusian example and to distract the news cycle from Belarus.

Lukashenko is more likely to stabilize the situation and nullify the protest movement with Russian support. Protests will likely weaken on Friday and Saturday due to the threat of a renewed crackdown and a lack of clear protest organization. The planned Sunday rally in Minsk may once again marshal support, but Lukashenko will likely be prepared to contain it with active Russian assistance. The Belarusian opposition risks losing momentum as it coalesces around Tikanouskaya’s Coordination Council – a political body unlikely to make any progress in securing a transition government.

The opposition may alternatively be taking time to prepare for the August 23 protests to be met with violence from Belarusian security forces. A reduction in active protests from Thursday to Saturday may be a deliberate tactic by the opposition to prepare for Sunday. Belarusian security forces will likely contest the August 23 protests, unlike on August 16, with new Kremlin support and the ongoing crackdown. The August 23 protests will be a key inflection in the direction of the protest movement – depending on its ability to retain large-scale support and respond to a likely violent response from security forces.

20/08/2020

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19/08/2020

Warning: Kremlin Begins Security Forces Support for Lukashenko Following Regional Security Service Defection

August 19, 2020, 11:00 am EDT

A Kremlin security force intervention into Belarus on behalf of President Alexander Lukashenko is reportedly underway following the defection of Belarusian Interior Ministry elements in Grodno, which is near the Polish and Lithuanian borders. German newspaper Bild reported on August 19 that the Kremlin began using Russian Air Force and Ministry of Internal Affairs trucks to send Russian National Guardsmen to Belarus. Lukashenko had apparently lacked a clear strategy to deal with protests and was losing control over the situation as of August 18. Lukashenko’s spokesperson Natalya Eismont confirmed on Russia’s Channel 1 state television that Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin began consultations to coordinate actions under the Union State and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) frameworks on August 19. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said "there is foreign interference in Belarusian internal affairs" on Channel 1 on August 19. "Foreign interference" is a legal ground for a military assistance according to CSTO agreements. Kremlin media outlet RT claimed the Kremlin denied seeing a need to send assistance to Belarus on August 19.

The Kremlin may be preparing to augment Lukashenko’s security forces with Russian security personnel. Russian military police units began crowd control tactical exercises in the Western Military District on August 18. The exercises involve approximately 230 military police practicing tactics with riot gear, batons, handcuffs, stun guns, and less-lethal fi****ms in Luga and Mulino territorial garrisons in the Leningrad and Nizhny Novgorod oblasts, respectively and will continue until August 21. It is unclear whether these experiences were snap or scheduled. The Kremlin has the capability to reinforce Lukashenko’s security services with Russian security personnel on short notice, just as the Kremlin likely took control of Belarusian state television.

The Kremlin is very likely supporting Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s to launch a new counteroffensive against protestors. Lukashenko ordered Belarusian security services to restore order in Belarus during a Belarusian Security Council meeting on August 19. Lukashenko ordered the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) to “locate and neutralize” protest organizers to “restore peace.” Lukashenko additionally instructed the State Border Committee to strengthen Belarus’ entire border to prevent militants, weapons, ammunition, and money from other countries from entering Belarus to finance protests, continuing his framing of the protests as Western-backed. Lukashenko also confirmed he brought Belarusian army units in western Belarus to full readiness on August 18 in a claimed response to a nonexistent NATO buildup. Lukashenko instructed officials to protect state enterprise employees – a euphemism for stopping strikes.

The Kremlin likely sent senior FSB officials to Minsk in order to facilitate Lukashenko’s counteroffensive against protesters. A Russian Federal Security Service (FSB)-operated Tu-214 VPU plane flew from Moscow to Minsk on the evening of August 18 at 1318. The plane returned to Moscow on August 19 at 0943. The FSB operates the plane which is likely FSB Director Aleksandr Bornikov’s airborne command post. It is unclear what Russian personnel or Kremlin officials were on the plane. There is no public evidence of with whom the plane’s passengers met as of this writing. This is the first indicator of Kremlin officials' physical presence in Minsk since the beginning of the Belarusian protests’ beginning on August 9.

The Kremlin is likely reacting to growing regional cracks in Lukashenko’s security services. The Grodno City Executive Committee issued an apology statement to protesters on August 18 around 1200. The Grodno City Executive Committee claimed it would support protesters and that the regional MVD apologies for harming Belarusian citizens. The Grodno MVD reportedly released all protest-related detainees. The Grodno MVD’s change in behavior is likely a defection from Lukashenko; Minsk’s MVD forces are still detaining striking factory workers in Minsk as of August 19. Grodno is one of Belarus’ westernmost cities and borders NATO members Poland and Lithuania. ISW forecasted the Kremlin might intervene in Belarus to prevent another revolution in the former Soviet Union if Lukashenko loses control over his security services.

Lukashenko denied the presence of Russian military personnel in Belarus for the first time. Lukashenko held a Belarusian Security Council meeting on August 19 in which he said previous reports of Russian armored personal carriers (BMP) heading towards Orsha are fake. Lukashenko claimed the BMPs in question are Belarusian, not Russian and were dispatched to western Belarus. This is Lukashenko’s first denial of reports of alleged Russian equipment heading towards Belarus. The Critical Intelligence Team OSINT group claims it spotted more than 40 Russian unmarked trucks with soldiers inside driving toward Belarus from Smolensk on August 16. Lukashenko is likely intentionally obfuscating an ongoing Russian intervention.

The Kremlin likely replaced Belarusian TV producers who went on strike with Russian media professionals. Security personnel began denying Belarusian state TV employees who participated in anti-Lukashenko strikes into their offices on August 19. Belteleradiocompany (BT) Director Alena Martinovskaya said BT’s building security did not permit her into the building and claimed that two planes with professional media producers from Russia are now responsible for BT’s work.

Lukashenko began courting the Kremlin by characterizing his opposition as Russophobic on August 18. Lukashenko began a new information operation characterizing his opposition as Russophobic in a Belarusian security council meeting on August 18 around 1400. Lukashenko falsely accused his opposition of seeking to impose “a creeping ban on the Russian language,” establish an autocephalous Belarusian Orthodox Church independent from the Moscow Patriarchate, join the EU and NATO, leave the CTSO, and close Russia’s two radar bases in Belarus. Lukashenko previously accused the protests of being both Russian and Western-organized. Lukashenko likely deliberately mischaracterized the protests in an effort to gain Kremlin support. The protesters are not anti-Russian and their core demands have been Lukashenko’s resignation, an end to police brutality, and new elections. An opposition leader speaking on behalf of Sviatlana Tikhanouskaya softened anti-Russian rhetoric and offered to work with the Kremlin on August 18.

Warning Forecast: Lukashenko will likely crack down on protesters and dissenters in Grodno and possibly elsewhere. Lukashenko brought Belarusian army combat units in western Belarus to full readiness on August 18. Lukashenko accused protesters in Grodno of being foreign-backed and waving Polish flags. Protests began in Grodno on August 9 and have persisted until as of this writing despite crackdowns and detentions against protesters there. The Grodno MVD likely defected from central MVD control in Minsk on August 18 when it apologized to protesters and released detained prisoners. Lukashenko is likely setting conditions for an operation against dissenters in Grodno by portraying them as foreign-backed – a course of action ISW forecasted on August 15.

There will likely be a violent confrontation between protesters and the MVD at the MVD headquarters in Minsk on August 19 at 1800. The NEXTA Telegram channel issued instructions for protesters to gather at the Minsk MVD headquarters to demand the release of political prisoners on August 19 at 1800. Protesters will likely arrive given their previous pattern of following NEXTA’s directives. The MVD will likely violently suppress the protesters given Lukashenko’s new campaign to crack down on protests. The Kremlin is likely prepared to and willing to exploit turmoil following likely clashes at the MVD’s Minsk headquarters.

ISW and S2 will continue monitoring the situation and providing updates.

18/08/2020

UN launched probe into deployment of Syrian fighters to Libya including children under 18 years old, to participate in the hostilities in Libya by Turkish gov’t and its paramilitary contractor SADAT

This is absolutely disgusting and has to be punished!

Nordic Monitor UN rapporteurs sent a joint letter in June to the Turkish government seeking further information about its role in the recruitment, fin

18/08/2020

Warning: Russia and Belarus Launch Military Exercises
August 17, 2020, 5:00 pm EDT


Russia and Belarus are conducting military exercises in multiple locations. Izvestia reported the Russian combined arms army (CAA), presumably the 6th CAA, of the Western Military District began large-scale exercises with 3,500 personnel in Leningrad Oblast on August 17. It is unclear whether these exercises were prescheduled or snap. TASS reported the Southern Military District began pre-planned Collective Security Treaty Organization (CTSO) rapid reaction force exercises in Astrakhan, Russia, on August 17. More than 1,000 servicemen are participating in the drill, including Belarusian forces. The Kremlin may use the exercises to set conditions to insert Russian forces into Belarus. Belarus began its own exercises in Grodno near the polish border on August 17. Tank, missile, artillery, air, and air defense units from Belarus, including the 6th and 11th mechanized brigades and 103rd airborne brigade, are participating in the exercises. Some of the units relocated from Vitebsk to Grodno for the exercises on August 15. Unconfirmed reports from local residents on social media suggested that Russian forces were concentrating on the Russian side of the border opposite Vitebsk. There is no evidence of an increase of Russian force presence inside Belarus as of August 17. Lukashenko reframed his statements that he would only ask for Russian help “in the event of external military threats,” implying a deployment of Russian forces would occur in the context of a confrontation with NATO rather than as an internal Union State issue. Continuous accusations by Lukashenko and the Kremlin that NATO is stoking the protests indicate that Lukashenko may take continued demonstrations as a pretext for requesting Russian aid against an ”external enemy.”

The exercises were announced close to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s August 15 trip to Poland, in which Pompeo reaffirmed the US redeployment of additional troops from Germany to Poland. The Russian and Belarusian exercises occurred after Lukashenko made false claims that NATO deployed forces near the Belarusian border on August 16. Any snap Russian or CSTO exercises in the Western Military District could be conditions-setting for a Kremlin intervention in Belarus.

Unmarked Russian National Guard trucks reportedly were spotted in Smolensk heading toward the Belarusian Border. The Critical Intelligence Team OSINT group claims it spotted more than 40 Russian “Ural” trucks with soldiers inside driving toward Belarus from Smolensk on August 16.The trucks had no military license plates and were not marked with Russian flags. The Kremlin has used the Russian National Guard in population and riot control operations.The Kremlin may send unmarked Russian National Guard personnel to Belarus to crack down on protests.

Belarusian state enterprise workers – one of Lukashenko’s key historical support bases – began a coordinated national strike, indicating protests will likely intensify. Belarusian workers launched a national strike on August 17. Belarusian state television employees did not go into work. A growing number of factory and state enterprise workers are striking.The protesters demand Lukashenko’s resignation, trials for the security forces that abused detained protesters, and the release of all detainees and political prisoners. Protesters are calling on workers to strike every day until the demands are met.The protests and anti-Lukashenko sentiments are growing and will likely escalate. Lukashenko’s loss of a critical mass of state enterprise workers’ support would likely mark the beginning of the end of Lukashenko’s regime. Belarus’ underdeveloped economy heavily depends on state enterprises for maintaining baseline levels of employment and economic growth. State enterprises’ loss of support for Lukashenko would likely occur before Lukashenko loses control over his security services- an event that might trigger a Kremlin intervention to prevent another revolution in the former Soviet Union.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko reaffirmed his unwillingness to abdicate. Lukashenko addressed protesting factory workers at the Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant on August 17. Lukashenko said Belarusians must not give control over the state to “someone who doesn’t understand” the Belarusian Constitution – likely an allusion to Belarusian opposition leader Svitlana Tsikhanouskaya. Lukashenko told the protesters they would have to "kill” him before new elections, saying: “We conducted elections. There will be no different elections while you haven’t killed me.” Lukashenko said new elections would necessitate constitutional amendments.The Belarusian state news agency Belta News quoted Lukashenko saying he is willing to share power and amend the Belarusian Constitution but will not do so under pressure from street protests. Lukashenko will likely attempt to appeal to protesters but will not succeed given his and the protesters’ divergent positions.

Opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya released a new national speech indicating she is ready to rise to the challenge of toppling Lukashenko. Tsikhanouskaya reaffirmed her readiness to “become a national leader” in a recorded video speech on August 16 in which she called for further strikes, a new legal framework for new honest presidential elections, and for security forces to abandon Lukashenko. Critically, she said the Belarusian opposition would support and embrace any security forces that join the protesters, increasing the likelihood of security service defections. There are no indicators of increased security service defections as of August 17. Tsikhanouskaya also said Belarus’ sovereignty is the most important factor at the moment and that it cannot be lost under any circumstances. Tsikhanouskaya explicitly advocated Belarus’ exit from the Union State during her electoral campaign. The Union State is a supranational organization between Russia and Belarus that the Kremlin has been using to integrate Belarus into Russia.

There is increased securitization in Minsk. Militarized personnel with automatic weapons and face coverings appeared at the Belarusian state TV headquarters in Minsk on August 17. It is unclear whether the personnel have identifying insignia or are unmarked.

17/08/2020

Hier ein sehr lesenswerter Artikel!

Die politische und militärische Führung müsste die vertikale Kohäsion stärken, fordert Militärhistoriker Sönke Neitzel im Interview mit „Die Bundeswehr“.

Ich will nicht zu weit vorgreifen aber dieser Absatz ist wichtig.

Die Skepsis gegenüber der Armee ist keine bundesdeutsche Erfindung, sondern reicht zurück in das Jahr 1919, in dem der Begriff vom „Staat im Staate“ erstmals politische Bedeutung erlangte. Die Vorkommnisse im KSK sind Wasser auf die Mühlen derjenigen, die der Bundeswehr grundsätzlich misstrauisch gegenüberstehen und von bewaffneten, rechten Netzwerken überzeugt sind, weil es in das eigene Weltbild passt. Aus meiner Sicht ist die Vorstellung, die Bundeswehr sei eine Gefahr für unsere Demokratie, abwegig.

SIE IST NICHT NUR ABWEGIG SONDER ABSOLUT ABSURT!!!!!

Ich wie alle andere Soldaten haben einen Eid abgelegt. „Ich schwöre, der Bundesrepublik Deutschland treu zu dienen (und jetzt kommt der wichtige Part) und das Recht und die Freiheit des deutschen Volkes tapfer zu verteidigen, so wahr mir Gott helfe."
Auch ich habe meinen Schwur mit „so wahr mir Gott helfe“ abgelegt obwohl ich nicht gerade ein Kirchen Fan bin. Es war mir aber wichtig meinen Schwur mit diesen Worten zu bekräftigen und zu binden!
Ich weiß Zivilisten verstehen nicht was es heißt einen eid ab zu legen. Für Soldaten ist es etwas ehrenvolles und darf auf keinen Fall gebrochen werden!

Übrigens ein abgelegter Eid verjährt nicht, auch nicht mit dem ausscheiden aus dem aktiven Dienst 😉.

Die politische und militärische Führung müsste die vertikale Kohäsion stärken, fordert Militärhistoriker Sönke Neitzel im Interview mit „Die Bundeswehr“. Die Bundeswehr: Herr Neitzel, welche Rolle spielen NS-Deutschland und vor allem die Wehrmacht in der Geschichte der Bundeswehr? Sönke ...