GERMANY: NEO-NAZI MOVEMENT WITHIN THE GERMAN ARMY POSES SERIOUS THREAT TO GERMANY'S REPUTATION

Record ID: 988971

  • Title: GERMANY: NEO-NAZI MOVEMENT WITHIN THE GERMAN ARMY POSES SERIOUS THREAT TO GERMANY'S REPUTATION
  • Date: 1st February 1998
  • Summary: UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, GERMANY (RECENT) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS ON ARMY TRAINING EXERCISE 2. SOLDIERS SHOOTING AT TARGETS 3. UNIDENTIFIED GERMAN SOLDIER SAYING THE WHOLE ARMY IS BEING BLAMED FOR THE ACTS OF A FEW. IT ISN'T FAIR, WE SHOULDN'T ALL BE BLAMED (GERMAN) (FILE) (SAT 1 - NO ACCESS GERMANY) 4. VIDEO MADE BY GERMAN ARMY TROOPS SHOWING MOCK EXECUTIONS, BEATINGS AND RAPE 5. STILL OF SOLDIERS GIVING ILLEGAL NAZI SALUTES (FILE) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 6. GERMN SOLDIERS ON PARADE 7. VOLKER RUEHE, GERMAN DEFENCE MINISTER, REVIEWING TROOPS (RECENT) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 8. VOLKER RUEHE, GERMAN DEFENCE MINISTER, SAYING THESE ARE NOT TYPICAL FOR THE GERMAN ARMED FORCES. OUR NEIGHBOURS KNOW THAT. THEY HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE. THE GERMAN ARMY THEY HAVE MOST CONFIDENCE IN IN HISTORY. THEY ARE SINGLE CASES AND THEY ARE NOT REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE GERMAN ARMED FORCES (ENGLISH) (RECENT) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 9. GERMAN SOLDIERS LOADING WEAPONS HAMBURG, GERMANY (RECENT) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 10. FUHRUNGSAKADEMIE DER BUNDESWEHR - MILITARY ACADEMY BONN, GERMANY (RECENT) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 11. VARIOUS OF PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE 12. GERMAN KLAUS KINKEL SEATED 13. RUEHE SAYING IT IS REASON TO BE CAREFUL AND TO WATCH THE SITUATION. IT HAS TO BE FOUGHT. NOBODY FIGHTS THESE DEVELOPMENTS AS STRONG AS THE ARMY DOES. AND SENDS VERY CLEAR SIGNALS. BUT IT IS NOT PRODUCED IN THE ARMY. IT COMES OUT OF SOCIETY (ENGLISH) UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, GERMANY (RECENT) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 14. VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS ON OBSTACLE COURSE HAMBURG, GERMANY (RECENT) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 15. SOLDIERS IN CLASS 16. GENERAL BERNHARD GERTZ SAYING HISTORIC POLITICAL EDUCATION EXISTS ON PAPER, BUT NOT IN REALITY. WE HAVE TO DO MORE IN POLITICAL EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY FOR OFFICERS AND NCO'S (NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS) (ENGLISH) BONN, GERMANY (RECENT) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 17. COLLEEN CONNAUGHTON, REUTERS TELEVISION, SAYING SINCE WORLD WAR TWO, GERMANY HAS WORKED HARD TO BUILD CONFIDENCE AT HOME AND ABROAD IN ITS ARMED FORCES. SENDING GERMAN PEACEKEEPERS TO THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA WAS THE FIRST PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF GERMAN TROOPS OUTSIDE GERMANY IN FIFTY YEARS. THE RECENT REVELATIONS HAVE EMBARRASSED THE MILITARY AND ARE UNDERMING CHANCELLOR KOHLS PLANS FOR THE GERMAN ARMY TO PLAY A MORE ACTIVE INTERNATIONAL ROLE. (ENGLISH) HAMBURG, GERMANY (RECENT) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 18. GENERAL BERNHARD GERTZ SAYING THE BEST WAY IS TO DO OUR JOBS CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN BOSNIA TO DO OUR JOBS IN NATO AND IN GERMANY...THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO IMPROVE OUR REPUTATION. (ENGLISH) 19. VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS RUNNING ACCROSS PARADE GROUND Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: BONN, HAMBURG AND VARIOUS UNIDENTIFIED LOCATIONS, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
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