![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/russian-invasion-of-europe-more-likely-than-ever-and-germany-faces-destruction/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/soldiers-german-armed-forces-bundeswehr-774847574-1.jpg&description=A RUSSIAN invasion of Europe is "more likely than ever" and Germany could be wiped off the map at any moment, a bombshell leaked report has warned. Top military brass in Germany have urged the country to prepare itself for an impending war with Russia, amid fears the war in Ukraine will escalate into a global conflict with NATO. A German military chief has called for his country to prepare for warCredit: Reuters Hundreds of new military vehicles will be procured under plans to overhaul the armyCredit: Getty German troops will take part in more joint NATO missions in Eastern EuropeCredit: Getty In confidential documents leaked to the German publication Der Spiegel, one of the country's top generals Eberhard Zorn ordered the country's army to put itself on a war footing in the face of "existential" threats. The 68-page policy paper produced in late September is titled "Operational Guidelines for the Armed Forces". In it, General Zorn called for the complete overhaul of the German military, and to prepare itself for war. "Attacks on Germany can potentially occur without warning and with great, possibly even existential, damage," he wrote. Germany's armed forces, known as the Bundeswehr, has 183,638 active personnel as of February this year, and 949,000 reserve personnel. This compares to the Russian army, which is reported to include around one million active troops and up to two million reserve personnel. Although the modern German army has been involved in foreign conflicts such as Afghanistan, Zorn calls for the Bundeswehr to prepare itself "for an enforced war" on its own territory. He warned that a war in a NATO member nation in Eastern Europe has "become more likely again," and called on Germany to play a leading role in the continent's defence, and create a more "robust" armed forces. Instead of smalling smaller, specialised units on missions abroad, he demanded for large units that are ready at times to fight for NATO. "Alliance defence, including the ability t){kind=link}
A RUSSIAN invasion of Europe is “more likely than ever” and Germany could be wiped off the map at any moment, a bombshell leaked report has warned.
Top military brass in Germany have urged the country to prepare itself for an impending war with Russia, amid fears the war in Ukraine will escalate into a global conflict with NATO.
In confidential documents leaked to the German publication Der Spiegel, one of the country’s top generals Eberhard Zorn ordered the country’s army to put itself on a war footing in the face of “existential” threats.
The 68-page policy paper produced in late September is titled “Operational Guidelines for the Armed Forces”.
In it, General Zorn called for the complete overhaul of the German military, and to prepare itself for war.