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Viewing cable 09BERLIN403, German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: March 2009
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SUBJECT: German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: March 2009
REF: A) 08 Berlin 1695
B) 08 Berlin 1664
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Summary
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¶1. (SBU) As of March 24, Germany had a total of 7,304 military
personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions, up
from 7,200 in December (ref A). More detailed information about
each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs of this
cable:
Mission Personnel Paras
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ISAF 3,881 5-17
KFOR 2,516 18
OEF 259 19-22
UNFIL 227 23-24
Atalanta 222 25-30
EUFOR Bosnia 139 31-33
UNIMIS/UNAMID 35 34-36
UNOMIG 16 37
Crisis Support Team 4 38
EUSEC 3 39
OSCE Georgia 1 40
UNAMA 1 41
¶2. (SBU) In addition, Germany had 2,200 military personnel on
stand-by for the NATO Response Force (NRF). There are currently no
soldiers on stand-by for the EU's Battle Groups. All armed military
OOA deployments, with the exception of those in support of UN
observer missions, require parliamentary approval. OOA deployments
are defined as deployments outside Germany's territory where the
German military could become part of an armed conflict. This cable
also provides an overview of the law governing OOA deployments
(paras 3-4), Bundeswehr transformation (paras 40-41), total
expenditures for OOA deployments (para 42) and statistics on German
military personnel killed during OOA deployments (para 43). END
SUMMARY.
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The Deployment Law
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¶3. (SBU) According to a landmark 1994 Constitutional Court decision
and a subsequent 2005 Deployment Law, the Bundestag must pre-approve
the deployment of any German armed forces outside of Germany. The
Deployment Law does provide for urgent armed deployments to go
forward without the prior approval of the Bundestag, but most German
officials view this exception as applicable only in the most exigent
of circumstances, e.g. when there is literally no time to obtain
Bundestag approval between the outbreak of a crisis and the need to
respond militarily. Even in these circumstances, the Deployment Law
requires the government to seek Bundestag approval as soon as
possible. If approval is not granted, the deployment must be
terminated.
¶4. (SBU) The German Constitutional Court ruled in May 2008 that the
government's decision to allow German air crews to participate in
the NATO AWACS mission in Turkey in 2003, on the eve of the war in
Iraq, without first seeking approval of the Bundestag, was
unconstitutional. This ruling is likely to make it even more
cumbersome for the government to deploy German armed forces
overseas. The Court dismissed the assertion of the then-Social
Democratic/Green coalition government that the AWACS deployment was
just a "routine," unarmed reconnaissance mission, holding that there
were "tangible, factual indicators" that the German AWACS air crews
could have been drawn into armed conflict. The Court reaffirmed the
Bundeswehr as a "parliamentary army," underscoring that the German
Basic Law (Constitution) "entrusted the decision about peace and war
to the German Bundestag as the representative body of the people."
The Court emphasized that when in doubt about whether it is
necessary to obtain Bundestag approval, the government should err on
the side of seeking parliamentary permission.
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International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
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PARLIAMENTARY MANDATE
¶5. (SBU) The Bundeswehr currently has 3,881 military personnel
operating under ISAF in Afghanistan (up from 3,530 in December).
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These personnel are deployed under a mandate approved by the
Bundestag on October 17, 2008, which will run until December 2009.
This means the mandate will not come up for renewal until after the
scheduled parliamentary election in September 2009 and after the new
Bundestag is seated. The mandate authorizes the German government
to deploy up to 4,500 military personnel, 1,000 more than the
2007-08 mandate. The mandate also includes language that puts the
deployment of German radio operators in the southern province of
Kandahar on firmer legal grounds.
GENERAL
¶6. (SBU) Germany has been active in ISAF since the operation's
inception in January 2002, and was the first country to volunteer to
lead an ISAF Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) outside of Kabul.
Germany currently commands ISAF's northern region (RC-North), where
it leads two of the five PRTs (Kunduz and Feyzabad) as well as the
Forward Support Base in Mazar-e Sharif. Since July 2008, Germany
has also provided the bulk of the troops for the RC-North Quick
Reaction Force. Germany is currently in the process of building the
QRF up to battalion size, as required by the new ISAF Combined Joint
Statement of Requirements. On February 23, 2008 Germany inaugurated
a Provincial Advisory Team (PAT), a mini-PRT in Takhar province,
which consists of some 45 soldiers and civilians.
NEW DEPLOYMENTS
¶7. (SBU) The Bundeswehr is currently in the process of deploying
some 620 additional troops to Afghanistan, which should increase the
size of the German contingent to a total of 4,100 by June. Some 220
soldiers are being deployed temporarily in support of the Afghan
presidential election in August, while 400 are being sent to
permanently augment the German contigent.
¶8. (SBU) The temporary election support forces include a logistics
company, several infantry platoons, a deployable medical unit, and
several CIMIC and PsyOps teams. Germany will also temporarily
deploy two additional CH-53 helicopters during that time period.
The 400 permanent troops will be used to bring the RC-North QRF up
to battalion size and to reinforce the PRTs in Kunduz and Feyzabad.
FUTURE DEPLOYMENTS
¶9. (SBU) The German government supports COMISAF's request for NATO
AWACS and was hoping to incorporate the authorization for the
participation of German aircrews in the latest ISAF mandate. Those
plans were dashed when France blocked a NATO decision giving the
green light for planning the mission. Therefore, the government
will have to seek a stand-alone mandate on AWACS later, if and when
there is a NATO decision authorizing the mission. If this comes to
pass, the German contingent will increase by approximately 200
personnel.
SUPPORT FOR THE ANA
¶10. (SBU) Germany currently provides Operational Mentoring and
Liaison Teams (OMLTs) for Afghan National Army (ANA) maneuver units
based in Mazar-e Sharif and Feyzabad that are part of the 209th ANA
Corps. It also contributes to two multinational OMLTs -- one for
the HQ of the 209th Corps and the other for the HQ of the 1st
Brigade of the 209th Corps. Both HQs are located in Mazar-e Sharif.
¶11. (SBU) Germany plans to contribute five additional OMLTs as a new
ANA brigade (2nd Brigade, 209th Corps), and its subordinate
battalions, are fielded in the north over the next several months.
Germany has already built garrisons for some units of the new
brigade, and has already started thinking about how to accommodate
the possible deployment of a third brigade in Region North as part
of the enlargement of the ANA to 134,000 personnel.
¶12. (SBU) Germany has expanded a drivers and mechanics school in
Kabul into an ANA logisticians' training center, and is now planning
to expand it further to create a combat support school encompassing
several different specialties. In support of a CSTC-A plan for ANA
branch schools, Germany is also planning to establish a combat
engineering school in Mazar-e Sharif.
AREA OF OPERATIONS
¶13. (SBU) The German ISAF mandate defines their area of operations
as the northern region and Kabul. Nevertheless, an exception in the
mandate allows for temporary, limited deployments to other parts of
BERLIN 00000403 003 OF 007
the country on a case-by-case basis if deemed "absolutely necessary"
to the overall ISAF mission.
¶14. (SBU) In the fall of 2007 and again in May 2008, Defense
Minister Jung approved the temporary deployment of a small number of
Bundeswehr soldiers outside the north to provide medical and
intelligence support to combat operations against insurgents in
Region West. None of the German soldiers, however, were directly
involved in combat operations. German OMLTs assigned to infantry
ANA battalions have not been allowed to deploy outside the north, or
in some cases, on certain missions within the north.
¶15. (SBU) Meanwhile, the ISAF mandate allows German Tornado
reconnaissance aircraft to operate throughout Afghanistan, but
restricts the resulting information from being distributed outside
of ISAF channels. The information can only be passed to OEF in
instances where doing so directly supports ISAF operations. Since
the end of January 2008, Germany has provided two additional C-160
Transall aircraft in Afghanistan to ISAF, bringing the total to
eight.
SUPPORT FOR FDD
¶16. (SBU) Germany began participating in the CSTC-A Focused District
Development (FDD) police training program in January. The Germans
plan to train and mentor the police forces of eight districts around
Mazar-e Sharif during 2009. Each German Police Mentoring Team (PMT)
consists of four military policemen, in addition to four civilian
police officers, and two interpreters. Some 45 military policemen
support Germany's participation in FDD, along with 50 civilian
police officers.
COST
¶17. (U) Germany expects to spend 688.1 million Euros on its ISAF
deployment from October 2008 to December 2009.
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Kosovo Force (KFOR)
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¶18. (SBU) Germany currently has 2,516 military personnel (compared
to 2,670 in December) in KFOR, far below the authorized troop
ceiling of 8,500 military personnel. In cooperation with Austria,
Germany provides an Operational Reserve Force (ORF) battalion on
stand-by in Germany to reinforce KFOR as necessary. The ORF was in
Kosovo for a familiarization exercise February 15-March 15. The
mandate is extended automatically each year unless there is a change
to the UNSC Resolution framework for the Kosovo Force. The German
MOD has expressed concern about drawing KFOR down to a deterrence
presence in 2010, especially given the continued existence of
parallel Serbian authority structures in Kosovo.
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Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
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¶19. (SBU) The 2008 OEF mandate, approved by the Bundestag on
November 14, significantly reduced the geographic area in which the
Bundeswehr is allowed to operate under OEF. South and Central Asia
(including Afghanistan), the Arabian peninsula and Northeast Africa
were removed from the mandate, leaving just the Horn of Africa and
surrounding waters. Moreover, the overall troop ceiling was cut
from 1,400 to 800, and the controversial authorization to deploy up
to 100 German Special Forces (KSK) was eliminated. This means that
Germany's participation in OEF is now restricted solely to maritime
operations. German military forces no longer have the ability to
participate in combat operations under OEF in Afghanistan. The
mandate was extended for 13 months (rather than the normal 12) so
that it will not come up for debate and renewal until after the
September 2009 parliamentary elections and the new Bundestag is
seated.
¶20. (SBU) While these changes may have been symbolically important,
they had no practical effect on German contributions to OEF
operations in Afghanistan or elsewhere. The Germans had reportedly
not deployed the KSK under OEF since 2002-03, which was one of the
arguments used by OEF skeptics to push for eliminating this part of
the parliamentary mandate. In January 2009, Germany assumed command
of OEF Task Force 150 in January and deployed one frigate (currently
the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) and some 259 sailors off the Horn of
Africa under OEF. German navy ships deployed under OEF still are
not authorized to conduct counter-piracy operations, beyond
providing emergency help to stop the take-over of a ship by pirates.
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However, the parliamentary mandate for the Bundeswehr's
participation in the EU "Atalanta" Operation provides the option of
temporarily reassigning German OEF ships to the EU so they can carry
out counter-piracy tasks.
¶21. (SBU) Despite the removal of the controversial KSK element from
the OEF mandate, a notable number of Social Democratic (SPD)
parliamentarians (25 out of the 222-member caucus) defied their
party leadership and voted against the mandate. The upward trend in
SPD opposition reflects first and foremost that the OEF brand name
in Germany has been badly maligned in recent years. It also
reflects the growing sentiment among left-of-center political forces
that seven years after 9/11, it is time to "regularize" OEF and have
it mandated through a UNSCR, rather than continuing to base it on
the self-defense provisions of Article 51 of the UN Charter.
¶22. (U) The German government expects to spend 48 million Euros on
its participation in OEF from November 2008 to December 2009.
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United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
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¶23. (SBU) Germany gave up command of UNIFIL's naval component in
March 2008, but still has 227 military personnel deployed (compared
to 220 in December). The current mandate, authorizing up to 1,400
military personnel, was extended on September 17, 2008. On February
29, 2008 Germany handed over the command of UNIFIL's naval component
to EUROMARFOR, a joint, non-permanent fleet including Portugal,
Spain, France and Italy. An Italian officer assumed command.
¶24. (U) Germany expects to spend 89.6 million Euros over the next
year on its UNIFIL contributions.
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EU Counter-Piracy Mission Atalanta
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¶25. (U) On December 19, the Bundestag approved a parliamentary
mandate for the Bundeswehr's participation in the EU counter-piracy
"Atalanta" operation off the Horn of Africa. The mandate authorizes
the German navy to perform the full spectrum of tasks authorized
under the EU Joint Decision, including the use of force to end acts
of piracy and to conduct "opposed" boardings. The mandate also
gives the German navy authority to sink pirate ships if necessary.
There are no national caveats. Germany currently has dedicated one
frigate (the Rheinland-Pfalz) to the operation.
¶26. (SBU) There are currently 222 sailors under Atalanta, but the
mandate has a troop ceiling of 1,400, so that other German naval
ships which happen to be in the region on other operations (i.e., a
Standing NATO Maritime Group or OEF's Task Force 150) can be brought
under the EU mission temporarily to carry out counter-piracy
missions as required. While the area of operation extends up to 500
nautical miles from the Somalian coast and its neighboring states,
the mandate does not authorize the pursuit of pirates on land. The
mandate expires December 15, 2009.
¶27. (SBU) A difficult issue for Germany is how to deal with captured
pirates (see ref B for more details). While a German Navy frigate
captain can decide on his own authority whom to take into custody,
an ad hoc interagency committee in Berlin consisting of
representatives from MFA, MOD, MOI and the Justice Ministry is
supposed to decide whether that individual should be brought to
Germany for prosecution, turned over to a third country (like Kenya,
with whom the EU has agreement) or simply released on the Somalian
coast. But in practice, the role of this ad hoc committee has been
overtaken by the German courts, which have the last word on whether
a captured pirate suspect is prosecuted in Germany.
¶28. (SBU) There have been two cases so far involving the capture of
pirates by the Germany Navy. In the first case, nine pirates were
captured on March 3 after they tried to take over a German-owned
freighter. The Hamburg State Prosecutor in the end declined to
pursue charges against the suspects, given that no direct German
interests were affected -- none of the crew was German and the ship
was not damaged. Instead, the suspects were turned over to Kenyan
authorities for prosecution under a recently negotiated agreement
with the EU. However, that did not end German involvement in the
case -- since then, German authorities have had to undertake
extensive efforts to provide the required evidence and witnesses to
ensure a successful prosecution.
¶29. (SBU) In the second case, seven pirates were captured March 30
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after they attacked a Germany Navy supply ship, apparently in the
mistaken belief that it was a commercial vessel. The decision about
possible prosecution in Germany lies with a German judge in Kiel,
but the political debate over whether this is advisable or not is
still raging. While MOD, MFA and the Justice Ministry favor
prosecution in Germany, the MOI opposes bringing the pirates to
Germany, arguing that the suspects would almost certainly claim
asylum, making it virtually impossible to send them back to Somalia.
MOI worries that once word got out that the seven had been allowed
to stay in Germany as refugees, it would create a perverse incentive
to attack German vessels. There is also concern about the strength
of the case against the suspects. The definition of piracy does not
apply to attacks on naval vessels, and the attack consisted of just
three shots from a hand gun from long range, none of which
apparently hit the German vessel or the crew.
¶30. (U) The government expects to spend 45 million Euros on this
deployment over the next year.
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European Union Force (EUFOR) Bosnia
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¶31. (SBU) Germany currently has 139 soldiers (120 in December) in
Bosnia as part of the EU's Operation "Althea." Most of the German
soldiers are deployed as liaison and observer teams. The mandate,
last amended December 1, 2007, allows the deployment of up to 2,400
military personnel. This operation extends automatically unless
there is a change to its underlying UNSC resolution. In 2007,
Germany reduced its military presence in Bosnia by more than 700
military personnel in coordination with other allies. Germany is
relying more on home-based reserve forces and less on deployed
troops to provide the necessary security support for the
implementation of reform measures mandated by the Dayton Peace
agreement.
¶32. (SBU) While some Allies have been pressing to end the EU
deployment, arguing that there are no longer any military objectives
to achieve, Germany supports EUFOR remaining in place until the
5-plus-2 agenda of objectives and conditions is implemented,
allowing the Office of the High Representative to close down and
transition to a EU Special Representative.
¶33. (U) Germany spends 158 million Euros per year on EUFOR Bosnia.
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Sudan (UNAMID and UNMIS)
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¶34. (SBU) Germany currently has 34 military observers (41 in
December) taking part in the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). These
observers monitor the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace
Agreement. The parliament imposed a caveat barring military
observers from going to Darfur without prior consultation with the
Bundestag Foreign Relations Committee's chairman and ranking
members. The mandate, which was extended for an additional year on
September 17, 2008, allows for the participation of up to 75 German
military observers.
Germany spends approximately 1.4 million Euros per year for its
support to UNMIS.
¶35. (SBU) In November 2007, the Bundestag replaced its old AMIS
mandate, with a new mandate supporting the UN/AU hybrid mission in
Darfur (UN Assistance Mission in Darfur, UNAMID). This mandate was
extended on September 17, 2008. It authorizes the Bundeswehr to
deploy transport aircraft and up to 200 troops in support of the
UN/AU hybrid mission. Currently, there is just one Bundeswehr
member serving under mandate.
¶36. (U) Germany spends approximately 2 million Euros per year for
its support to UNAMID.
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Georgia (UNOMIG)
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¶37. (SBU) Germany has been part of the UN Observer Mission in the
Abkhazian region of Georgia (UNOMIG) since 1998 and currently has 16
military personnel (up from 12 in December) stationed there, most of
whom are medical personnel and military observers. To meet a UN
request for additional medical personnel, the German cabinet decided
in August 2007 to raise the personnel ceiling for this mission from
13 to 20.
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Crisis Support Team
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¶38. (SBU) The Bundeswehr currently has four military personnel
stationed at one or more German embassies providing security advice
and assistance.
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EUSEC Democratic Republic of Congo
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¶39. (SBU) The Bundeswehr currently has three military personnel
serving in the EU mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo
(EUSEC), which is charged with providing advice and assistance on
security sector reform to the government. EUSEC has been in place
since 2005 and currently totals 46 personnel.
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OSCE Mission to Georgia
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¶40. (SBU) Germany has been a contributor to the OSCE's mission in
the South Ossetian region of Georgia since the operation's beginning
in 1992. There is currently one Bundeswehr military observer
participating in the OSCE mission (down from two in December). This
Bundeswehr member is among the 20 additional OSCE military observers
rapidly deployed to the region in August 2008 following the
Russian-Georgian conflict. They were intended to reinforce and
support the long-standing contingent of eight OSCE military
observers. The German cabinet authorized the MOD on August 28, 2008
to deploy up to a total of 15 Bundeswehr personnel under the OSCE
mission, in support of original OSCE plans to deploy a total of 100
additional military observers.
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UNAMA
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¶41. (SBU) One military observer is seconded to the United Nation
Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
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Strategic Medical Evacuation
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¶42. (SBU) The Bundeswehr has seconded 41 military personnel to
Strategic Medical Evacuation (STRATAIRMEDEVAC), for which no
parliamentary mandate is required, since it is not an armed
deployment, and the stand-by aircraft are stationed in Germany.
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Other Force Commitments
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¶43. (SBU) The Bundeswehr currently has 2,200 soldiers committed for
the thirteenth rotation of the NATO Response Force (NRF). Germany
will provide 2,900 soldiers for NRF-14. There are currently no
Bundeswehr soldiers assigned to EU Battle Groups in the first half
of 2009 (compared to 1000 in the second half of 2008). Germany will
provide an operational HQ of 70 personnel for the Czech/Slovak EU
Battle Group in the second half of 2009.
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Bundeswehr Transformation
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¶44. (SBU) The Bundeswehr is currently undergoing a transformation
process, the goal of which is to be able to send up to 14,000
soldiers to as many as five different theaters for stabilization
missions by 2010. The Bundeswehr will be reduced from its
pre-transformation level of 270,000 to a final strength of 250,000
(162,300 Army, 62,700 Air Force and 25,000 Navy). The new
Bundeswehr will be composed of three different groups: 35,000 for
intervention forces, 70,000 for stabilization forces, and 147,000
for support forces.
¶45. (SBU) Part of the Bundeswehr's transformation is a comprehensive
re-basing program, which is also intended to be completed by 2010.
Transformation also includes the procurement of new equipment to
fill capability gaps, mainly in the fields of strategic air lift,
network centric warfare, and armored vehicles. Due to limited
funding (Germany spends just 1.3 percent of its GDP on defense, with
few prospects of significant increases in the future) and defense
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industry delays (mainly EADS), the equipment side of the
transformation is behind schedule.
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Total Expenditure for Out-of-Area Deployments
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¶46. (U) Germany spent 11.5 billion Euros on out-of-area deployments
during the period 1992-2008. A break-down by fiscal year, in
millions of Euros:
FY 1992 39.6
FY 1993 213.8
FY 1994 83.5
FY 1995 131.1
FY 1996 285.6
FY 1997 254.8
FY 1998 182.6
FY 1999 553.9
FY 2000 1,076.1
FY 2001 1,191.8
FY 2002 1,502.1
FY 2003 1,352.8
FY 2004 1,052.3
FY 2005 884.3
FY 2006 893.8
FY 2007 910.7
FY 2008 917.4
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Personnel Killed In Out-Of-Area Deployments
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¶47. (U) According to a MOD report, 13 military personnel have been
killed in hostile action during out-of-area deployments since 2001.
A total of 76 Bundeswehr members died abroad during this time
period, but this includes accidents, natural deaths, suicides and
improper handling of ammunition.
Year Killed
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2001 1
2002 none
2003 5
2004 none
2005 1
2006 none
2007 3
2008 3
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