Overview

• The accident occurred on September 26 at the Gefechtsübungszentrum near Letzlingen during a maneuver when two vehicles collided and one ran over the soldier’s leg.
• The paratrooper from Fallschirmjägerregiment 31, identified as a senior noncommissioned officer in media reports, was severely injured, and three other soldiers sustained minor injuries.
• She was airlifted to University Hospital Magdeburg, moved from intensive care to a general ward, and is expected to be transferred to her garrison in Seedorf.
• A Bundeswehr spokesman told Bild the crash happened after the exercise had ended during the return to camp, with the soldier standing between a VW “Widder” and an armored “Mungo” in poor visibility.
• The unit has left the training area, the incident became public in early October, and a donation appeal for the injured soldier has been reported.