Germany has put forward the city of Ulm as a potential candidate for a logistics base to counter potential Russian aggression on NATO’s eastern flank. An alternative would be the US city of Norfolk, Virginia.
Germany has put forward the southern city of Ulm as the site of a new logistics command to be built in response to Russian actions in eastern Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea.
If chosen, the city would be a base in any crisis operation to speed troops and equipment across Europe to NATO’s eastern flank.
Ulm is already home to Germany’s Multinational Joint Headquarters, which exercises command and control of operations for the United Nations, NATO and the European Union. The Defense Ministry also considered sites near the western cities of Bonn and Cologne.
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Even without the base, Germany would be a hub in any military deployment on NATO’s eastern fringes. Forces from the US and Canada would likely pass through Germany’s North Sea ports such as Bremerhaven, while most ground troops from western European members would pass through German territory.
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