Elite German Paratroopers, Marines Bound for Australia as Part of Indo-Pacific Focus
by Simon Kent Germany announced Monday it is sending sending elite troops to Australia as part of joint drills with some 30,000 service members from 12 other nations. The first-time deployment underlines Berlin’s increased focus on the Indo-Pacific as tensions with China build across the region. “It is a region of extremely high importance for us in Germany as well as for the European Union due to the economic interdependencies”, Army Chief Alfons Mais told Reuters in an interview published as the first German troops were readying to leave for Australia. The ground forces follow past deployments by the...
by Simon Kent Germany announced Monday it is sending sending elite troops to Australia as part of joint drills with some 30,000 service members from 12 other nations. The first-time deployment underlines Berlin’s increased focus on the Indo-Pacific as...
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