Warum die Oberpfalz so wichtig für die Verteidigung Europas ist

Seit Russlands Angriff auf die Ukraine stehen auch die Oberpfälzer Truppenübungsplätze im Fokus. In Hohenfels erklären US-Soldaten und General Steven Carpenter, warum diese so wichtig sind für die US-Armee, die Nato und damit auch Europa.

von Julian Trager

Rauchbomben vernebeln die Wiese, auf der der Black-Hawk-Hubschrauber landet. Staatsminister Florian Herrmann (Zweiter von links) und General Steven Carpenter (Zweiter von rechts) auf dem Weg zur Pressekonferenz auf dem Truppenübungsplatz Hohenfels.

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