The German government has asked Switzerland to hand over decommissioned Leopard tanks to EU countries. The Defense Department is investigating. In the end, however, Parliament decides. There is resistance from the commoners.
Swiss Army Leopard tanks in a secret warehouse in eastern Switzerland (May 6, 2022).
“The army that I am allowed to lead is more or less bare,” wrote Lieutenant General Alfons Mais, the inspector of German ground forces, in a Linkedin post on February 24: “The policy options we have to support the alliance can offer are extremely limited.» The army is in a position to fully equip the NATO combat unit in Lithuania.
