Overview

• Around 1,200 soldiers and over 500 heavy vehicles initiated the Rhine crossing at 5:30 a.m. using a self-assembled ferry system.
• The German-British Pioneer Bridge Battalion 130 led the operation with reinforcement from Dutch and Italian bridging companies.
• Two Eurofighter jets from Tactical Air Wing Nörvenich performed reconnaissance flights to capture detailed imagery of the crossing sites.
• Feldjäger military police escorted vehicle columns, enforcing traffic controls and road restrictions across North Rhine-Westphalia.
• The two-week exercise will shift to a Weser crossing near Hameln following completion of the Rhine operations.