"Soldiers of the German army ran a training exercise on Wednesday that involved entering a Berlin metro station and moving through underground tunnels to reach a passenger train. In Berlin soldiers engaged in a training exercise on Wednesday night in an unexpected location. Photos and videos shared by German media outlets showed a group of soldiers from the German army in combat gear entering the Jungfernheide U-bahn station."
"The exercise scenario involved soldiers 'fighting' an armed battle against force that had taken control of an underground passenger train. They then found an injured person and evacuated them to safety. The commander of the guard battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Maik Teichgräber, told DPA, "It's about being ready for what could happen in the worst case." He added that the scenario was "very realistic"."
"Citing the growing threat posed by Russian aggression in the east, Germany sees itself as being under a time crunch to expand its army, and get its troops ready to respond to conflict, be it at NATO's borders or close to home. Just hours before the exercise in the Jungfernheide station, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) warned of sabotage attempts and hybrid attacks by Russia at the Berlin Security Conference. He cited damaged submarine cables, airspace violations and drone overflights."
German Army soldiers conducted a nighttime training exercise at Jungfernheide U-Bahn station, entering tracks and moving through underground tunnels to approach a stopped passenger train. The scenario simulated combat to retake a train seized by an armed force, locate an injured person and evacuate them to safety. Participants included men and women from the guard battalion, which normally performs state reception and ceremonial duties and numbers about 1,000 soldiers. Military leaders described the drill as realistic and aimed at readiness for worst-case situations amid concerns about Russian aggression, sabotage and hybrid attacks.
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