Overview
- The civil‑military drills run from Thursday to Saturday in Hamburg’s port area with access restricted for security.
- Roughly 500 German soldiers are training alongside firefighters, ambulance crews, and other civilian emergency services.
- The scenario models a response to suspected Russian troop movements near Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania and a potential NATO deployment to the region or Germany.
- Residents are told to expect visible activity including helicopter flights over the city and a nocturnal convoy of military vehicles.
- Authorities cite recent incidents such as Estonian airspace violations and drone alerts in Poland, Denmark, and Norway, while left‑wing groups plan protests against Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s rearmament policy.