Overview
- Roughly 55 members of Fallschirmjägerregiment 26 are under internal investigation for sexualized misconduct, right‑wing extremist behavior and drug offenses.
- Prosecutors in Zweibrücken have opened 16 criminal cases linked to the allegations, separate from military disciplinary proceedings.
- Army leadership outlined an “Aktionsplan Luftlandetruppe,” set to start by late January, focusing on tighter supervision, stronger prevention and greater transparency in career paths.
- The Bundeswehr has issued disciplinary measures, imposed duty bans and removed several soldiers from service, with additional discharge procedures in progress.
- Bundestag Wehr Commissioner Henning Otte presses for a Dunkelfeldstudie, with the ministry so far producing only a project outline and planning surveys this year, while Anti‑Discrimination Chief Ferda Ataman warns the scandal threatens recruitment.