{"id":11430,"date":"2013-11-01T08:37:27","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T08:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=11430"},"modified":"2013-11-01T08:37:27","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T08:37:27","slug":"france-dissolves-symbolic-regiment-based-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=11430","title":{"rendered":"France dissolves symbolic regiment based in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11431\" style=\"width: 259px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/donaueschingen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11431\" alt=\"Donaueschingen, Germany\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/donaueschingen.jpg\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/donaueschingen.jpg 259w, https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/donaueschingen-148x111.jpg 148w, https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/donaueschingen-31x23.jpg 31w, https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/donaueschingen-38x28.jpg 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 85vw, 259px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donaueschingen, Germany<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">France said Thursday it was closing down a 1,000-strong infantry regiment based in Germany that is part of a highly symbolic Franco-German brigade, a move Berlin reacted to with &#8220;regret&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The brigade was set up in 1989 by then French president Francois Mitterrand and German chancellor Helmut Kohl to increase military cooperation between the two former World War II-era foes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The French defence ministry said in a statement that it would be shutting down the 110th Infantry Regiment based in the southwestern German town of Donaueschingen in 2014.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regiment groups together 850 soldiers and 150 civilians, and the ministry said the decision was part of &#8220;difficult choices&#8221; needed as France cuts its military budget to reduce its state deficit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But it reaffirmed &#8220;France&#8217;s full commitment&#8221; to the brigade, which will be left with around 4,000 soldiers based in both countries after the regiment closure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere expressed &#8220;regret&#8221; at the decision, saying in a statement that the regiment &#8220;contributed with success for many years to Franco-German friendship&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the dissolution, France will still have 500 troops in Germany, about the same number of German troops that are stationed in France.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rest of the brigade is made up of French soldiers based in France and German military based in Germany.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The brigade is highly symbolic in nature as it is difficult for both countries to jointly deploy soldiers to hotspots, given the different rules of engagement that govern both armies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Soldiers from the brigade have nevertheless been sent to Afghanistan and Kosovo in the past. &#8211; AFP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France said Thursday it was closing down a 1,000-strong infantry regiment based in Germany that is part of a highly symbolic Franco-German brigade, a move Berlin reacted to with &#8220;regret&#8221;. 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