Reports reveal German Defense Ministry plans for possible war with Russia

Latest reports from The mirror And Picture announced that the German Defense Ministry has presented contingency plans for a possible military conflict with Russia.

According to the two media outlets, the plan outlines Germany’s crucial role as a transit country for NATO troops, with the population and public services expected to support foreign military personnel.

Last month, the German government officially updated its war guidelines for the first time since 1989. The new guidelines include measures such as conscription and the obligation of manufacturers to produce war goods.

In his report on Friday The mirror claimed that under the classified “Operational Plan Germany” (OPLAN DEU), Germany should be able to facilitate the transfer of 800,000 NATO soldiers and about 200,000 vehicles, including tanks and other equipment, from ports in the Netherlands and Belgium to the East within three to six months.

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For this purpose, several important highways would have to be used, which would therefore have to be closed to civilian traffic.

Both media outlets said local communities were expected to provide food, shelter, rest areas and fuel to passing military personnel.

Ralph Tiesler, President of the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance, was quoted by The mirror He said that “hostile actors could take action to hinder or slow the movement of NATO troops,” whether through sabotage or missile attacks.

Consequently, the German police and emergency services must give the highest priority to protecting these important transport routes and combating any attacks on these routes.

In addition to its role as NATO’s logistical hub, Germany would also have to build a large prisoner of war camp on German soil in the event of a military confrontation with Russia, a Defense Ministry spokesman said. Picture.

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The two media outlets quoted the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, Carsten Breuer, as saying that Berlin has until 2029 to prepare for a possible military conflict with Moscow, as Russia may be in a position to attack NATO by then.

Local communities are already taking precautions and conducting exercises for this worst-case scenario. The mirrorin which the mayor of an unnamed city was quoted, locals showed little enthusiasm for these efforts.

“Only a few have yet understood what the ‘turning point’ means,” the media company quoted the official as saying.

In recent months, several NATO member states have claimed that Russia is planning an attack on the US-led military bloc. Russian President Vladimir Putin last month dismissed these allegations as “nonsense” and “bullshit,” adding that those spreading such claims had “gone completely mad.”