Overview

• Three former members of the Bundeswehr’s guard battalion have admitted roles in two 2021 attacks, facing charges that include rape, dangerous bodily harm and failure to render assistance.
• A soldier testified he heard of "Aufnahmerituale" tied by peers to a so‑called "Wolfsrudel" group and said a defendant mocked the sexual assault in a chat.
• Testimony details one attacker using a rubber fingertip while another restrained the victim in a barracks room, with a separate incident where a "Bombe" call triggered a group pile‑on.
• The victim reports lasting sleep disorders, nightmares and panic attacks, remained in therapy until leaving the service in early 2025, and received a €5,000 offender‑victim compensation offer.
• Proceedings against a fourth accused are provisionally suspended because he is unlocatable, hearings continue this week with a possible verdict on September 2.