Germany must be ready for war in 5 years - Hamburg Regional Command

For 30 years after the end of the Cold War and the division of Germany, the German people wanted to enjoy the peace dividend. Moreover, even today, the German population is still far from perceiving an external threat.

"My internal clock as a soldier is ticking and tells me that in 5 years we must be socially stable enough to face an external military threat," the commander says.

Hiss notes that the whole of Germany must be prepared for war. This is how he answered the question of whether Germany's largest seaport, Hamburg, should be ready for a military conflict.

He clarifies that preparing for war is a major common task for politics, the Bundeswehr, business, and society in general. This includes critical infrastructure, as well as Hamburg, which serves as a harbor for the Alliance and NATO support.

"Due to its geographical location in Europe, Germany is a deployment location, a country through which NATO forces march to the eastern flank. Germany's largest seaport will naturally play a role in this," Hiss concludes.

Germany is developing a plan to redeploy troops to the eastern flank of Europe in the event of a Russian attack on the NATO Alliance. the key route from west to east will be the A2 motorway, which runs from the city of Oberhausen to the Berlin ring road.

The German Ministry of Defence wants to improve the fight against espionage, as hybrid threats are increasingly common.