Location:
Augustdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Post Date:
Feb 1, 2023 8:40 AM
TAG ID:
dpaphotossix260058
(RM)
Credit:
Federico Gambarini/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom
Format:
4696 x 2584 Color JPEG
Photographer:
Federico Gambarini
Keywords:
Defense, Conflicts, ---, Leopard, 2A6, Main battle tank, Troop visit, German Armed Forces
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
01 February 2023, North Rhine-Westphalia, Augustdorf: Boris Pistorius (SPD, 2nd from right), Minister of Defense, steps out of a helicopter of the Bundeswehr Air Readiness Unit. Pistorius is visiting the Bundeswehr's Tank Battalion 203 at the Generalfeldmarschall Rommel Barracks. The unit is equipped with Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks. Following the German government's decision to supply 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, the minister wants to find out about the weapon system's performance. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa