Germans go home – Swedish officers stay
Agnès Ericson
But Swedish officers remain on the island – to sail.
– There is an ambition to participate in training activities in Greenland and in the Arctic during this year, says Henrik Nyström at the Danish Armed Forces.
Operation “arctic endurance” is the name of the Danish-led military exercise that is currently underway in
– The operation is very extensive and goes beyond what the Danish Armed
Since Wednesday, a few Swedish staff officers have been on the island – not to participate in the exercise, but to prepare for possible Swedish exercises there.
– They are reviewing geography, accommodation and infrastructure, simply everything that is required for Swedish exercise activities to be conducted in Greenland and in the Arctic. It is information that is not in a binder, so to speak. You have to be on site to be able to collaborate with the colleagues who are there locally, says Henrik Nyström at the Swedish Armed Forces.
– It is difficult to say. It is not something that can be solved overnight. They stay as long as necessary.
“Want to participate in an exercise this year”
At present, it is unclear what type of Swedish exercise is planned and how many troops can be spared.
– It is too early to say. But that is what they are sorting out now. And depending on what information is obtained there, we will have to take that planning work further and see what is appropriate. But there is an ambition to participate in exercise activities in Greenland and in the Arctic this year, says Nyström.
German admiral: “Everything is finished”
On Saturday, the country announced that they would stay longer than planned, but 44 hours later, reporters saw German military personnel at Nuuk airport.
A spokesman for the German military confirms later in the day to the German news agency dpa that their fifteen soldiers will travel home.
– The reconnaissance was completed according to orders, the spokesman tells dpa.
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