Germany

Watch: Refueling a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Katterbach Army Airfield, Germany

Soldiers from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade out of Fort Hood Texas, refuel a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter March 5, 2018 at Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany. The 1st Air Cavalry Brigade is on a nine-month rotation in support of Atlantic Resolve. Atlantic Resolve is a demonstration of continued U.S. commitment to collective […]

Berlin Conference on Myanmar Genocide: Burma/Myanmar denied entry

As is common with delegations from the country in question, Myanmar/Burma was denied access to the conference regarding the genocide in Burma late last month. The conference in Berlin gathers together leaders and scholars from all over the world, particularly Europe, to discuss and encourage leadership from various countries to take action against the Burmese […]

Germany’s Lack of Military Readiness “Dramatic” Bundeswehr

The German military’s combat readiness was criticized by a scathing report by their parliament’s military commissioner as debates rage over the country’s increasing involvement in overseas military missions. Germany’s military has deteriorated in recent years amid budget cuts and poor management, according to a report published on Tuesday by Parliamentary Armed Forces Commissioner Hans-Peter Bartels. The […]

Watch: Royal Navy detonates 500 pound WWII bomb found at London City Airport

Bomb disposal experts from the Royal Navy transported a large, unexploded bomb down the River Thames on Monday night, then detonated it at sea. Airport security the world over has changed dramatically in the years since the tragic events of September 11th, 2001, particularly in nations with close ties to the United States like the […]

Watch: Army vet subdues armed casino robber

Heidingsfeld, Germany — A U.S. Army veteran, Elliot Montalvan, was working at a small casino last year in south-central Germany, near Würzburg, approximately halfway between Nuremberg and Frankfurt. Montalvan saw a robber toting a Batman mask enter the building, and heard him threaten someone in German, demanding money. His instincts kicked in and Montalvan, 35, attacked […]

German engineering yields new warship that isn’t fit for sea

Germany’s naval brass in 2005 dreamed up a warship that could ferry marines into combat anywhere in the world, go up against enemy ships and stay away from home ports for two years with a crew half the size of its predecessor’s. First delivered for sea trials in 2016 after a series of delays, the […]

Germany: 96-year-old Auschwitz guard goes to jail

Germany, Berlin—A 96-year-old former Auschwitz administrator will spend the next four years in jail for his role in the mass killings conducted at the concentration camp during WWII. Oskar Groening, AKA Auschwitz’s bookkeeper, had been responsible for collecting and counting the cash that was stripped from the death-factory’s unfortunate victims. He had received his sentence […]

European Union: The nature of the beast

The idea of a common European identity existed in academia long before WWII, but the devastation that WWII brought to the continent made people think long and hard how we could stop slaughtering each other on such scales. The two main actors in the notion were France and Germany. The first time they fought each other […]

News Roundup: FBI vs. Congress heats up, Aussie Army officer suggests prostitutes for deployed troops, Jailed inmate defiles Quran with bodily fluids

Pass. The. Popcorn: U.S. House Republicans are drafting a contempt of Congress resolution against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray, claiming stonewalling in producing material related to the Russia-Trump probes and other matters. Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes and other committee Republicans, after considering such action for several weeks, decided to move […]

Is Germany no longer a bastion of stability?

In a very plausible but generally unexpected turn of events, Germany has turned from an anchor of stability to a source of uncertainty for EU politics. After the election of Donald Trump, many turned to Angela Merkel as the next leader of the free world. Now, it seems likely that very soon that post will […]

Germany increases weapon sales to Saudi Arabia and Egypt

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—German arms exports to Saudi Arabia and Egypt have increased five-fold in 2017. In the third quarter of 2017 alone, the German government has approved around $530 million worth of arms sales.  In the same quarter of last year, the number of weapons sold was a mere $101 million, less than five times […]