Overview
- A Defense Ministry spokesperson said initial dismissals have been carried out and some personnel were barred from serving in uniform.
- An action plan for the airborne forces will be based on Field Army commander Harald Gante’s report, which is nearing submission to Inspector of the Army Christian Freuding.
- Prosecutors in Zweibrücken are investigating 19 soldiers, largely for suspected breaches of the cannabis law, with additional inquiries into incitement and the use of banned symbols.
- The Military Counterintelligence Service, the public prosecutor’s office, and the Wehrdisziplinaranwaltschaft are involved, and officials say the duration of the investigations remains unclear.
- FAZ has reported insider accounts of Hitler salutes, an alleged Nazi-themed party, and extensive misconduct, claims not confirmed in court.