Images of tanks and soldiers are circulating on the web. Crazy conspiracy theories about a US invasion in Germany are springing up. That is behind it.
- Images of US troops and tanks on German roads are circulating on the web.
- Wild theories about an invasion of Europe are springing up.
- But behind it is just a harmless exercise - Germany also wanted to participate.
Update March 25, 2020, 8.10 p.m .:
The left calls for precise information about the course of the largely
set military maneuvers "Defender Europe 20"
. The left-wing defense politician Alexander Neu accused the federal government in advance of a meeting of the defense committee in Berlin on Wednesday for not adequately explaining the situation.
The exercise led by the United States should be stopped due to the corona epidemic and should be stopped under control. The Bundeswehr has meanwhile also canceled its exercises.
Munich - Recordings of military troop movements on German roads are appearing on the Internet . Most of the time, American soldiers, tanks and transport vehicles can be seen. Some are so disturbed by the pictures that even an invasion is suspected.
Corona crisis camouflages invasion on German soil? Conspiracy theorists spread crude theses
A war , disguised by the massive noise of the corona crisis *, is said to have started on European soil . This conjecture is expressed on the Internet by conspiracy theorists , the site Mimikama.at, known for correcting such rumors, reports on these theories and responds to them. Unfortunately, they are just another example of the fact that you shouldn't believe everything you can read on the World Wide Web.
Who noticed it ... THE YEARS HAVE NEVER HAD TIME TO ADAPT YOUR TANKS AND TROOPS OF OUR CAMOUFLAGE FOR OUR NATURE, THEY ARE STILL IN "DESERT MODE"!
HAVE YOU FINALLY STRAPED NOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH FAKE CORONA!
THE LAST WAR !! pic.twitter.com/lXbrGvJKuh
Despite the absurd assumptions that are sometimes voiced: the images of the military forces on German roads are real - but apparently no cause for alarm .
US troops on German roads: Behind it is a harmless exercise
It is by no means a war, let alone an invasion. A joint exercise of 18 NATO countries and the US military is currently taking place under the name " Defender-Europe 2020 ". A total of 37,000 soldiers were to try the troop movement through Europe to Poland.
Defender Europe 2020: Military exercise has been officially announced
A large-scale exercise that can hardly be kept secret. And those responsible weren't going to do that either. The project was officially announced in October 2019. So the allegations of obfuscation are just as baseless. To speak entirely about the crazy fake corona theory .
Military operations in the middle of the corona crisis: Exercise has already been massively reduced
The fact that the military exercise is taking place right in the middle of the corona pandemic (the current situation *) is actually an unfortunate timing. Some media ask whether the armed forces are not needed more urgently elsewhere. But when the project was planned, nobody could logically expect it.
Due to the current exceptional situation, the operation was severely shut down . The US Army announced this on March 11 via Twitter. The Bundeswehr even completely canceled its participation two days later. In the end, 17,000 soldiers took part.
After careful review of the ongoing #DefenderEurope 20 exercise activities and in light of the current #Coronavirus outbreak, we will modify the exercise by reducing the number of US participants: https://t.co/HeiVk3ZG9l@USArmyEurope pic.twitter.com / 4cz60Sby6a
- US European Command (@US_EUCOM) March 11, 2020* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide editorial network of Ippen-Digital.
