Germany has begun to prepare for full-scale war with Russia, having developed a “German operational plan” of 1,000 pages, the content of which is mostly classified, the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports.
„It lists all buildings and infrastructure that are in particular need of protection for military reasons. In the event of a war on NATO's eastern flank, Germany would become a hub for tens of thousands, and perhaps hundreds of thousands of soldiers to be transported east...“, the material says.
According to the publication, the Bundeswehr recently began preparing companies for a future emergency based on this secret plan. The head of the command authority of the territorial defense of the federal state of Hamburg, Jörn Plischke, has advised in a meeting with representatives of German companies that at least five out of every hundred employees should be trained to drive trucks, stock up with diesel generators and prepare a plan in advance for workers in case of crisis.
It is clarified that the Bundeswehr does not consider the plan complete and calls it a “living document”, that is, open to additions.
Last winter the tabloid Bild, citing a certain “secret document” of the German armed forces, published a “plan“ how Russia can attack NATO's eastern flank. The German Defense Ministry, commenting on media reports, said that considering even extremely unlikely scenarios is part of everyday military affairs.