In an accident at the Bergen military training area in Lower Saxony, two people were killed on Tuesday. The Bundeswehr announced.
Bergen – Two people were killed in an accident at the Bergen military training area in Lower Saxony on Tuesday. The Bundeswehr announced that a battle tank collided with a military off-road vehicle during an exercise. Two members of the armed forces were fatally injured.
Accident at the military training area in Bergen: Two dead in the Bundeswehr
The exact course of events has yet to be determined. The military training area is in the south of the Lüneburg Heath. Because of the accident, the Ministry of Defense canceled a serenade to say goodbye to Parliamentary State Secretary Thomas Silberhorn at short notice.
The victims are said to be a soldier and a civilian employee of the Bundeswehr. There are numerous pages of condolences to be read under the Defense Ministry’s Twitter posting. Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is also quoted: “We are deeply affected by the death of two members of the Bundeswehr in a tragic accident. My thoughts and prayers go to the families and friends of those killed. “
Bundeswehr mourns: two dead after a tragic accident in mountains
We are in deep sorrow. This afternoon 2 people died in a fatal accident at the training area in Bergen. 🕯 pic.twitter.com/8nHS7Dby8P
– Ministry of Defense (@BMVg_Bundeswehr) December 7, 2021
In addition to the inspector of the army, Lieutenant General Alfons Mais, the defense expert of the FDP Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann expresses her condolences to the relatives. We would like to keep an honorable memory of the two members of the Bundeswehr “and their service to our country”.
Most recently, a Bundeswehr committee made a decision as to whether mandatory vaccination should be recommended for the Bundeswehr or not.
