Reference News Network, December 14 report, according to the German news television channel website on December 13, the German Federal Armed Forces will actively participate in maintaining the security of Poland's eastern border and build a defensive wall.
According to the "Bild" newspaper, citing information from the German Ministry of Defense, starting from April 2026, German soldiers will join Poland's "Eastern Shield" operation. This operation has been carried out since May 2024 in the border areas between Poland and the Belarusian and Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.
The report said that a spokesperson for the German Ministry of Defense stated that German soldiers will mainly carry out "engineering tasks," specifically "building positions, digging trenches, setting up barbed wire or installing anti-tank obstacles." These measures aim to defend against potential attacks by Russia on the NATO member state Poland. German soldiers will be deployed until the end of 2027.
According to the German Defense Minister, the action does not require authorization from the Bundestag, as "it does not constitute an overseas deployment as defined by the Bundestag Participation Act." During the operation, "soldiers will not face the threat of direct military conflict." (Translated by Zhong Sirui)
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