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Exchange of fire in Erding: Bundeswehr soldier injured during exercise!
During a shootout in Erding, Bundeswehr soldiers were mistakenly shot during an exercise. Investigations are ongoing.
Exchange of fire in Erding: Bundeswehr soldier injured during exercise!
On October 22nd, an incident considered worrying by several quarters occurred in Erding, Bavaria, when Bundeswehr soldiers were shot at. According to a report by Northern Courier This was a police response to a report of an armed man who was near the soldiers.
Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) said that police officers, after being alerted to shots fired with blank cartridges, fired warning shots and asked the soldiers in camouflage clothing to put down their weapons. There was an exchange of fire during which one soldier was slightly injured in the face.
Communication problems between authorities
The incident raises significant questions about communication between the Bundeswehr and the police. General Sandro Wiesner said at the media day in Niederaichbach that the Bundeswehr has a great interest in ensuring that such an incident does not happen again. District Administrator Martin Bayerstorfer also described the communication as an “absolute catastrophe”. While the affected communities were informed about the basic procedure of the exercise, clear information about the exact procedures was missing.
The police were unsettled because they originally did not expect the exercise to begin until Thursday, even though it was scheduled for Wednesday. Loud In Franconia The “Marshal Power” exercise was not carried out in fenced-off military training areas, but in public.
Investigations and legal action
After the incident, criminal charges were filed against three police officers as the Landshut public prosecutor's office is investigating attempted murder. This comes against the background that lawyers point out that the soldiers may have had to be recognized as such and would have surrendered when fire was opened.
Minister Herrmann called for closer cooperation between the Bundeswehr and the police in order to avoid misunderstandings in the future. The investigations by the public prosecutor's office and the State Criminal Police Office are continuing to clarify the exact circumstances of the incident.
The affected soldiers were released after treatment in hospital. It is hoped that the lessons learned from this incident will help improve safety protocols and prevent such dangerous situations in the future. The exercise was scheduled to last until October 29th and was scheduled for several locations in Bavaria.
Overall, the event shows the importance of clear and transparent communication between military and civilian authorities, especially in high-risk situations and associated misunderstandings.