Chief of the General Staff of Germany, General Ebehard Zorn, stated that the army has very little ammunition in stocks and they need 20 billion euros to replenish their ammunition depots.
In an interview with the Bild newspaper, Zorn said that the Commander of the German Land Forces, Lieutenant General Alfons Mais, about 3 months ago, “The Land Forces are more or less standing naked.” Reminding him of his statement, he made statements about the situation of the German army.
“WE HAVE TOO LITTLE AMMUNITION, IT WAS SOLIDLY SAVED ON THAT”
Stating that General Mais briefly summarized the deficiencies accumulated in a few years, Zorn said, “An example is this: We have very little ammunition, solid savings have been made in this regard. Now we need around 20 billion euros just to fill our ammunition depots.” used the expressions.
Zorn noted that in the past, other projects were financed by saving on ammunition and spare parts.
Pointing out that there is a serious training gap in the German army due to the Kovid-19 epidemic, Zorn said, “We provided assistance in the Kovid-19 crisis for 2 years. Everyone found it extraordinary, but this led us to provide limited training to those outside NATO obligations, especially in the ground forces.” made its assessment.
HE GAVE TIME TO CLOSURE THE LOOP
Stressing that this means that the soldiers did not receive adequate training in tactical cooperation, Zorn said, “It will take 1.5 years to close this gap.” said.
Reminding that a package of 100 billion euros is planned to be provided to the German army, Zorn said, “Yes, but this amount did not come about by chance. After the election, we calculated the German army’s need for investment and modernization to meet key NATO requirements. The result was 100 billion euros.” used the expressions. (AA)