Overview

• Lieutenant General Christian Freuding took over as Inspector of the Army in Strausberg, succeeding Lieutenant General Alfons Mais.
• In his first directive, he ordered an immediate expansion of capabilities to fight with and against drones.
• He announced the Army will reestablish an Army air-defense troop.
• He set targets to boost readiness, achieve full equipment levels, expand personnel, and stand up new formations, naming Panzerbrigade 45 in Lithuania.
• He framed the agenda as urgent progress under pressure, drawing on his prior role coordinating Germany’s military aid to Ukraine.