Suchergebnisse

The role of the naval forces as an instrument of security policy has changed. The standing of the Navy in operations as a decisive instrument of German security policy is gaining more and more importance in a globalized world. Terrorism, proliferation as well as fragile state structures are the causal risks which the armed forces have to face and deal with today. However, in view of Germany's economic, maritime, and export-related dependencies it is also imperative that adequate provisions be made. In future it will be particularly essential to employ the specific capabilities of the Army, the Air Force, and Navy in a purposeful and coordinated way. The conceptual approach to take advantage of the sea as a basis for joint and combined operations offers a future-geared and task-oriented basis. (Europäische Sicherheit / SWP)

How can we manage to use the specific capabilities of naval and naval air forces as effectively as possible? Our deliberations on that subject produced as a result two major objectives for the further development of the Navy. International conflict prevention and crisis management are at the very top of the task spectrum of the Bundeswehr. In future, the Navy is going to orient itself even more keenly to joint, interservice operations and to improve and extend its capabilities to support forces ashore from positions at sea. At the same time, the Navy has a special responsibility in the protection of Germany and of its citizens resulting from Germany's maritime dependency as a nation dependent on foreign trade and commodities. The sea as a basis for joint, interservice operations and the protection of Germany and of its citizens constitute the two pillars of the reorientation of the German Navy in the course of the transforrnation of the Bundeswehr. We are performing these two primary tasks in the alliances conjointly with our partners. (Europäische Sicherheit / SWP)

Neuauflage der erstmals in BA 3/98 (damals als Buch der ASB-Untergruppe Wkk) angezeigten deutschen Marinegeschichte seit 1848, seitenidentisch mit deren 2007 erschienener 2., vollständig überarbeiteter und erweiterter Auflage (hier nicht besprochen; lag zum Vergleich nicht vor), aber im Preis um EUR 20.00 reduziert. Martin Paulini schrieb zur 1. Auflage: "... laienorientiert formuliert, schildert der Autor ihre (d.h. "der Marine"; d. Red.) Aufgaben, Strukturen und Einsätze, aber auch die soziale Zusammensetzung und ideologische Einstellung ihrer Soldaten. Die Darstellung ist nicht losgelöst von der allgemeinen Geschichte." Für die Zeit seit 2007 ergänzungsbedürftig (vgl. "Auslandseinsätze der Bundeswehr", BA 8/10). - Bei entsprechender Nachfrage zur Erst- oder Ersatzanschaffung. (2) (Wei)