German army prepares plan to ready US troops to fight on Nato’s eastern front

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1. **From The Telegraph’s James Rothwell in Berlin:**

   German army chiefs are drawing up plans on how they would feed thousands of US soldiers and refuel their tanks as they moved towards [Nato](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/03/britain-always-a-prime-mover-in-nato-other-powers-pay-way/)’s eastern front, as part of a secret document outlining Germany’s war readiness.

   In an interview with German newspaper FAZ, Bundeswehr Lt Gen André Bodemann said the army was putting together a new, long-term security plan with an emphasis on civil defence.

   Most of the planning details are a state secret, but the senior officer did disclose that part of the planning process involves logistics for feeding huge numbers of American soldiers, with the main input from civilians.

   “If, for example, a US division moved towards the east, thousands of tanks, thousands of soldiers, then they would need to be fed and the tanks refuelled or possibly repaired,” he told FAZ. 

   “The Bundeswehr’s logistics would probably be tied up with our own soldiers on the front.

   “That means we would need the maximum input from the civilian service. 

   “The convoy would get fuel from petrol stations or civilian vehicles, the Red Cross would provide medical care and food would come from a civilian caterer. This would be the classic case.”

   His comments come as [Rishi Sunak visits Berlin](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/04/24/europe-nato-spending-berlin-press-conference-scholz/), where the Prime Minister said European nations must follow Britain in ramping up defence spending to guarantee the US’s continued commitment to Nato.

   Gen Bodemann’s statements are the latest sign of Germany trying to make itself “kriegstüchtigteit”, or “war ready”, in the face of a potential armed conflict with Russia within the next five years.

   While he did not elaborate on which eastern front Germany would be defending, Nato officials are increasingly concerned about [Vladimir Putin launching an incursion on Nato’s eastern flank](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/03/30/nato-get-ready-for-russia-to-invade-baltic-ambassadors-warn/) if his forces eventually claim victory in Ukraine.

   It comes after Gen Carsten Breuer, the head of the German armed forces, told The Telegraph he had “[no doubt” Germany could repel a Russian assault](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/02/22/nato-would-defeat-putins-troops-german-forces-chief-claims/) on the eastern flank.

   “Rather, in my role as the chief of defence, it is the paramount importance of achieving the readiness of Germany’s armed forces within the next five years. We call this kriegstüchtigkeit – being ready, capable and willing to fight. We are on the right track,” Gen Breuer said in an interview in February.

   **Article Link:** [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/24/german-army-plan-us-troops-fight-russia/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/24/german-army-plan-us-troops-fight-russia/)

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3. Thankful the Germans are willing to sacrifice so much 🙌🏻🙌🏻

   On a real note posts like this just add fuel to the right wing Americans who are not fans of NATO

4. Germans know how to fight on eastern front 🤣

5. Germany and eastern fronts don’t mix well so no wonder they don’t wanna get their hands dirty lol

6. The comments so far signal peak ignorance.

   If we believe that the US would support Europe in case of a defensive war with Russia, like they promise, Germany would be the central logistical hub. That’s a fact everyone should understand just by looking at a map of Europe.

   So, is it wrong in any way to prepare the infrastructure for this case? It has nothing to do with the military contribution of Germany to the defence of Europe. We are currently in the process of moving one of the largest NATO contingencies to Lithuania just for this case.

7. No one here actually read the article. It’s about providing logistics support to the Americans because their own troops would be occupied at the front.

8. By ‘prepares’, do they mean ‘dust off the previous two’?

9. The fact that our logistics are second to none would help i would think. Especially in regards to food and aid… figured we would bring most pf that with us

10. Free Kaliningrad

11. We need to downvote these click bait posts to oblivious. Clearly there is a bigger agenda being pushed through social media. So you think it’s some random person posting this on reddit from their bedroom?

    This push through social media does have a negative effect on everything. We don’t want war.

12. That’s right! Us Europeans never give up and will fight down to the very last American.

13. I wonder if they wrote the headline like that so it can be misunderstood on social media.

14. Funny article thinks American soldiers need help refueling their own vehicles and feeding themselves. The reality is the German military is useless and the Germans are very well versed at milking money out of the US tax payer.

    I’m pro-protecting Europe, but I’m even more pro-you better be willing to send your own bloody troops to make the same sacrifices as your Allie’s. Especially in defense of your own nation.

15. > “kriegstüchtigteit”

    Only an Anglo could butcher a foreign word they just had to copypaste so hard.

16. The plans originate in 1949? And have likely been updated every year since…so feels like breakin* news to me.