Fighting the Islamists - Germany's Deployment in Mali | DW Documentary
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- 29-year-old Kevin B. is a Bundeswehr sergeant stationed in the Gao region of Mali, in west Africa. Gao is the most dangerous part of the country. UN peacekeeping troops and Malian government forces are frequently attacked by insurgents.
It's a dangerous mission for the UN soldiers. On January 18, suicide bombers blew up a vehicle at a government military facility, killing dozens of people. The attack was near the camp where German troops are based.
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Germany should respect their soldiers much more. They are doing a fantastic job. Thanks for service. May you always return safely. God bless.
as a german, i respect my soldiers soo fucking much, i want to become a soldier, KSK fighter, GSG 9 or SEK fighter to help my own country to fight terrorism and so on. But I'm not sure if i am able to become such a fighter because I have a "Rot-Grün-Schwäche", Red-Green-Weakness, that is not so good but we'll see!
Viel Glück
Sadly the media here in germany are all saying that the german military is very weak.they are all wrong.
We are one of the countrys wich are producing the best weapons and defense products in the world.
Germany is a very strong country.
From the darkness.
Payd with blood.
Against the sun.
Black
Red
Gold
We respect them, but we don't think they are Legends
@@lars_ger0716 Germany produces some of the best small arms in the world, and the best main battle tanks and diesel-electric submarines in the world. However thats unrelated to the state the German armed forces are currently in. The consecutive rounds of budget cuts each year have really done a number on Germany's armed forces, to the point that only a fraction of its heavy equipment (helicopters, airplanes, armored vehicles, etc.) are in working condition, the rest of them have all been scavenged for spare parts, with no money to buy replacement spare parts and return those scavenged vehicles to working condition.
Don't get me wrong, the militaries of many of Germany's neighbouring countries are in just as bad shape. But that just says a lot about what a sad state Western-Europe's armed forces are in, especially if you consider what they were like up untill only a couple decades ago, when they were still in the prime of their life.
Well equipped and professional.......I'd expect nothing less from the Germans :-))
Hi from the UK brothers.
Thanks greetings from germany we love you guys from the uk
Hi from Canada
@@ottomeyer6928 Canada is sooooo nice
Grüße aus Amerika, wir lieben euch
Back to you brother🙏💪
From Germany
That translation tho :D "Have these patrols become routine for you?" - He says "No" - Translation: "Yep" :D
Cheisgood wtf
They also changed the question, he was actally asked "Are you nervous?"
Yeah, I don't speak German but I saw him shake his head and his body language seemed to say no. So funny how they took that kind of liberty with the translations.
@Der Prophet It may not have been a word for word translation, but the message was still the same.
@@huntingrunner One time they translated "this is the fastest train in Iran" as "it was build by Simens"
German Professionalism handling German Engineering. Wouldn't want to face that on the field.
Maxime Well weirdly, ISAF ( mostly American tho ) troops reported the Bundeswehr was really bad in Afghanistan, German commanders said they their troops were ineffective because of Cold War influence on strategy : no good supply, extra harsh ROE, inadequate individual training, little shooting training...
In Actis Esto Volucris will do, let me go on my internet journey to gather them all !
In Actis Esto Volucris some are very old articles I read years ago tho, but sure if still relevant
Not*
JPYen The situation of the german army in Afg was bad until 2009/10, then our officers and politicians realized we had to fight, and then we fought
coolest camouflage
So true xdd
MrTianak69 fun fact the camo used in the German Army today is based on the Waffen SS camo from WW2
By far the coolest, but german woodland camo is top notch!!
@@saber_2_6 Fun fact, the Germans were the first ones to invent and implement camouflaged equipment in WWI and WWII. The Allies started copying them later on.
@@saber_2_6 prooves how far germany was in ww2 as camo are made by scientist nowadays
BRUH Kevin seems like a total badass
Yeah, he is a "Alpha Kevin" we say.
Yes sir
well with 29 to be hauptfeldwebel (staff seargant) is a huge archievment. he has my respect.
@@indahooddererste Not anymore. You just have to get your 8 years being a in the military and a mediocre evaluation. Its kind of usual to hit this rank before youre hitting the 30s nowadays
German Army looks very professional. People look genuinely glad that they are there.
@Steven Rodriguez true, german troops are rarely involved in actual fighting, and even then its always missions with like 4 nations.
Steven Rodriguez that's because we don't fight wars. We help out behind the lines and look for the civilians
@Steven Rodriguez agreed, but there is more to it.
1. Those Soldiers are not a fighting force in Mali, but a suport detachment for training Mali security forces.
2. With 1 in mind, we have to acknowlage that standarts set to personal and uniform is higher than it normaly would.
3. There is a standart in the German army which stated "weapon, kit then soldier" meaning even with a soldier looking like shit, his kit and rifle ought to be emaculate.
4. Having served alongside US forces, general standart on kit was seemingly always higher on us than the US soliders. This is not(!) to look down on US soldiers it was just a different mindset.
5. What we see here is not a FOB but a garison. Which is handeld quite different. I was detached to German Paras (with me beeing mearly an EOR-engineer) and our FOB was just some tents and our armoured vehicles inside a little combound. Quite similar to what the brits had in Musa Qala.
I think the big mistake you make is to compare the German troops in Mali (solely a supportive role) to US combat troops in Iraq or Afghanistan
But then as dudel and Freedomnine already said the amount of fighting Germans encountered during their deployment compared to the US' or UK's forces is miniscual, but the incidances German paras fought, their surrounding and themself looked quite similar to what the US and UK troops looked like.
Different only in their basic philosophies and how they set up their FOB.
The numbers of military from the Ecowas countries (a west african economic bloc) in Mali are much higher but not with high tech equipment.
German Army is a joke
Look at all the H & K weapons they have, how lucky
Brian Kavanagh yup, that's because H&K is a german company :D
Brian Kavanagh almost all of the German militaries small arms are made my H&K
@Kekistan Shitlord not true you have some really good American, French and English war machineries
@@theric66 Don't forget Belgium... and uh RUSSIA
But isn't Kevins weapon an M16?
Love to my German brothers
Love from the British
Greetings to the UK, we train together.
@@ehrenbruder9835 we are all Germanic people we will never fight again
Shush more respect to our soldiers then some people in germany
@@Aureus_ hope your aware that Britain is not just England
Wir müssen mal mehr Respekt zeigen! Unsere Jungs verdienen Respekt!
Thank you, Germany, for deploying to this country, along with the French
And the neatherlands
@Joseph Ramirez no in Mali there is lot of french regiment like "génie combat" or "dragon" there is also french commando like CPA 10 and commando marine
@Ricky Carey yes because they are not a really strong country so they often get forgotten but they do alot I respect them fro the deepest of my heart
are you serious ? lol
Been 8 Months in Mali, Logistics is my specialisation.
Shoutout to all our Brothers in Arms helping the civilized World.
May God be with you.
What civilized world are you referring to?
@@sundersidhai7002 Germany
Sunder Sidhai h((
Very professional. Love from the USA!!
love back from germany
Massive respect to the German army🇩🇪
"Respect the enemy" Yes sir. No matter how weak you think your enemy is, never underestimate & take pride or a sense of superiority.
I like that
God save Germany and german folk. They are helping a lot of nations all over the world.
@Mosella germany was never bad
Greetings to German troops from America - you are doing a great job! I wish you Sicherheit und Success (I don't remember the German word for that) for those people in Mali.
"Erfolg" is the word you´re looking for. Greetings from Germany
I love america greetings from germany we are glad to have you on our side this time🇩🇪🔥🇺🇲
I am impressed with how the Bundeswehr has changed into a professional force. My greatest respect
yes thats also my opinion
And when it was not profi?
When I was in Chad, the German Diplomatic Security officers were the one group that we could rely on for help if it came to that. I’ll never forget them. I’m glad to see their Army finally doing peacekeeping duty outside Germany.
THANKS GERMAN TROOPS FRM : 🇵🇭@ 🇩🇪
Thanks to our soldiers for doing such great job!!
Dat Offensive Guy Your probably not even a real Fallschirmjäger but if your one than thank you for your service !!!
Dat Offensive Guy In Germany no one likes soldiers?
which germany are you living in?
Dat Offensive Guy
I do, but you probably don't
Dat Offensive Guy An deiner Stelle würde ich ganz schnell die Dienstflagge mit Bundesadler aus meinem Profil nehmen...so was kann ganz schön teuer werden.
+Geist41334 Ist nicht erlaubt, aber 'geduldet'. Sonst müssten die ja Hektar von Schrebergärten verklagen.
The most beautiful camo pattern change my mind
Can't change your mind cause your God damn right wee actually invented it in ww1 and ww2 the alies took it later
Danke für euren Dienst Soldaten !🔥
LOL 0:57 "Hau ma ab da!" is like Scat! or Piss off... Quite resolute :D
Der Zugführer kommt auch so rüber als wenn er ein gewisses Arschloch ist (unsympathisch)
Das ist Berufsrisiko, denn bei der Infanterie sind nicht alle so helle in der Birne. Jetzt muss er sich mit solchen Leuten abgeben und denkt sich "watt ne scheisse".
Auf der Kiste hat auch keiner rumzusitzen. Da wäre ich auch ungehalten. Das müssten die Leute halt auch wissen.
der ist enfach nur cool, und abgeklärt ... cooldbloodedoder badass wie die Amis sagen würden
fhuhf eiwjgbw iejiowen euwhfhuiwd owieuehf qoiwueiodenf sorry, i wanted to jump in the conversation but I dont speak german.
Stay safe men! ❤🇩🇪🤘🤘
0:35 I had no idea Bastian Schweinsteiger had left soccer and joined the army D:
Football
😂😂😂
Thank you Germans love form america
Finally some Americans who respect us
we love you to from germany :)
My great-grandmother didn't speak a lick of English nothing but German and very proud of my German blood; much love from America 🇺🇸♥️🇩🇪
German guns are COOL
I had had no idea that Germany had troops in Mali - it's good to learn that they do! Thank you, France and Germany and all the other countries helping the Malians to resist the terrorist despotism of Islamist fanatics.
Thanks for helping us there, from France brother
Deutschland über alles! I'm not german but I fucking love Germany🇩🇪❤️🇪🇸from Spain
we love you to :)
Greetings to Spain
Well done our German brothers, such professionalism. Much love and respect from NorCal.
Thanks for the service, well appreciated.
*Don't forget that lithuanian troops are guarding the german operations base in Mali :) We are NATO allies, we have each others back :)*
Dominykas Gedvilas yeah and we secure your border to russia... You're right brothers will stand togehter against the enemy
That is exactly how it ís supposed to be.
We need the Baltic peoples more than ever with our common enemy sharpening his weapons. And by "we" I don't mean us Germans exclusively, I mean the entirety of Europe. You guard more than just some bases in Africa, you basically defend Europe from the East. A similar objective the Germans had guarding the Iron Curtain.
Don't diminish your importance, friend.
''L'', capital L. And Lithuanian soldiers are there not for brotherhood, but because they took a job in the military service and, as it happens, politicians tell where they supposed to go.
That's right! God bless the Bundeswehr forces AND the brave Lithuanian forces who help. God bless ALL NATO troops. :)
P.S. I love your name, Dominykas! That's a cool name.
The locals say that the Germans should do more to fight terrorism. The French did their part and completed
their mission. Now they begged the UN for more help, this time involving troops from Germany,Sweden & The Netherlands.
The Mali people & government need to step up so they can fight the terrorists on their own, instead of getting
the rest of the world to do it for them.
irvan36mm and swedes too
True. Cannot forget Sweden’s contribution to this operation.
irvan36mm they can't irvan, they are poor people , uneducated , most of their young population is trying to escape and immigrate to the west, the same thing applies in most African countries. And those radical islamists are ruthless.
Germany trains foreign armies
As an American Veteran, I agree. No matter what, efforts by outside forces, even from the most powerful military in the world, cannot be near as effective as the local population policing their own. The local population can stop radicalization long before the potential radical ever picks up a weapon by combating the ideology within their own religion with words. The local population can avoid breaking local taboos far better than young foreigners as locals have intimate knowledge of their own traditions and customs. There are hundreds of other reasons why locals are much better able to combat radicals. The only thing foreign powers should do is provide the tools for the good locals to defeat the bad ones, in whatever form that takes (often things as simple as food as often the reason people join the militias is because the warlords have the food).
Thank you for joining, respect from France
Stay safe. I Like Germany.
Valuable experience for these young men. Wish them a safe tour.
This makes me proud as a German-American whose ancestors left Hamburg in 1848 to come to America. The German soldier has always been known for his courage, professionalism, resourcefulness, and combat ability second to none. Nothing would make me happier than to see a son of Fredrick the Great beat the shit out of some jihadi. Glad ya'll are on our side.
Why don't you go back to germany then?
Germany need you, go home!
@@tonylvlog4463 why?
@Luqman Osman Why would they want to be cowards like you?
@Luqman Osman It's not as if there were no attempts, but since 2001 (the terrorists that attacked WTC planned the attack from Hamburg) the police in germany Specialize on catching islamists.
Always fascinated by the Germans 👍 always professional from sports to other stuff always good love from india 🇮🇳
Greetings to india from germany
Thank God for the Germans and their military, not to forget their engineering prowess that is fascinating.
Why do they always look naturally good in uniform?
Cause they got the best uniforms?
Because of their physique
Sergeant Kevin? You could call him...
Alpha Kevin
hue
Woooow
😂
Ych glaubs ja nycht huehuehue
Kevin actual
Thanks to be Germany soldiers for their sacrificed for the country. I'm Muslim from Bangladesh.
Long Live Deutschland. A nation of proud ppl.
Nobody is proud if you go out in the streets and say I'm a patriot oh boy your done your gonna be called a nazi a sexist and everything it's not allowed to be proud anymore sadly
A proud nation definitely after the Berlin wall fell
thank you from australia
I’m so proud to be a part of the western world which is protected by the best military forces and their allies! Thanks to every NATO state and especially to the United States who protect the western world itself and it’s values with the greatest army on the planet. I hope the connection between our countries will get even stronger in the future!
Best wishes from Germany 🇩🇪 🇺🇸!
🇩🇪 🤝🏼 🇺🇸
Thank you from the US! Good to see your country taking the Radical Islam threat seriously. If only we had before that awful day in 2001...
Thanks for what you've done for the continent guys.... Germany.. you guys are alright in my books.
What do you mean Charlie?
second world war...
OOOHHH you mean that???? I thought we are all passed that I didnt know i would offend you. I was just looking at the now. Sorry.
What do you mean?
NNNAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! I dont hate anyone as a nation.... I just hate governments. We need to differentiate now...... German citizens are good people. As a matter of fact i enjoyed being around German citizens than American ones. Europe Just has this nice polite touch to it that i personally enjoy. I would have loved to live anywhere in Europe but unfortunately i have an African state that needs me to help develop it. I hope that answers your question. Dat Offensive Guy
where are you from?
Bruh this Kevin guy is the most badass dude ever. *Everyone rushing to the trucks when they see the explosion* Kevin: Casually takes out a cigarette, "controlled explosion"
Respect from Philippines
Greeting from France, German brothers
Est Europa nunc unita et unita maneat
Europe Über Alles
Greetings from Germany! Yeah man we are brothers, there is so much that unites us.
I love Macrons idea of united military :)
@@marcelwestermann8273 Do you still like Macron? XD
Thank you, brother. A united Europe is the only thing that will save us in the future, may we protect our people, together.
Germans and French man call each other brothers XD if Bismarck would hear that
@@B.M666 xD autre temps autre moeurs ;)
Stay safe gentlemen, and thank you for being so great! Greetings from Canada!
Unter Kevin würde ich sofort wieder dienen! Klasse Soldat!
Does anybody know if he is still in Mali?
good job boys much respect from american marines.
Thank you for your time and sacrifices. Keep it up.Peace, love and unity brings joy in our community?? ??
Thank you officers for your time and sacrifices to make sure peace is restored. Peace is SWEET. Peace, love and unity brings joy in our society.
Is it just me or does their uniform camo look really nice
Came here to see a war footage
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Stays to look at Bundeswehr equipment and HK weapons
Well done boys! Kick the crap out of 'em!! Love and respect from the UK!
They have the nicest equipment
meanwhile in their homeland...
No kidding.
Raven Burrows what’s in my homeland
@Zuhdija Muric and it's not?
@@frinkpc2515 its actually not
Muslims make up 5-6% of the German population(Uk also 5%, US at 2% i believe) . Most of them are 3rd Generation Turks and are extremly nice. Why i dont understand their Religion what so ever I do think that they dont believe the BS that Terrorist groups preach weather its in the Quran or not is debatable(Islam in itsself is so split into different groups, despite all of them claiming to be muslims they believe quite different things) . I have multiple Muslim working colleagues and they are extremly nice people and pleasant to work with. I have visited a Mosque just to see what they do in there and it was quite nice actually i liked the design much more pleasant then the average Church tbh. Im not perticulary Religious and i prefer to judge people by their actions and sofar my impression is quite positive.
11:40 Almost 80 years after it's introduction, mg42 derivative (in this case a MG3) still rocking along.
in some cases not only a derivative, but the real deal modified to a MG3. we had some in our company that had "MG42" crossed out with XXXX and right behind that a new embossing redaing "MG3".
Those terrorists are facing some of the best fighters in the world. As an American, I am glad we are fighting on the same side.
I love to see some international reports about the bundeswehr
I grew up in Germany and everything had to be done with perfection.When I work in Dental offices in the USA I was hired immediately because I did clean up their filthy offices. Nothing was sterile but grimy. They knew nothing about cleanliness or how things had to be sterile. Try to explain cross contaminations. I just got a cold stare from them.
1:33 hes actually saying "ne" and the translator says " yeah " wtf? 😂😂
8:02 “The road to peace goes through the stomach.” Wise words.
Thank your
Cooler Hauptfeld. Der weiß wovon er redet (auch wenn die Übersetzung mies ist). Der sieht so ernst aus aus als ob er schon einiges erlebt hat. Nicht so ein Laberkopp, wie in den Ministerien die ihn dort hin geschickt haben.
I am English/Irish decent and lived in Germany long time ago, The vast majority of every person I met were, straight,hardworking,honest, no nonsence and loyal to a T. Wonderful country, The Nation should be proud of all services. Prussia the same distance before the world wars were allies, Waterloo etc etc, Against Napoleon, People need to move on. History does.
true👍🏻
Great job
“I’m a soldier so I don’t think about why I’m here, the government had a reason for sending us here so I just do my job”
Tells you that they are on a mission they have no idea about. Innocent soldiers dying as the rich men benefit hugely. Strange world it is.
Purely nothing like keeping peace.
He is a professional soldier. He does his job. That's all.
If we need a philosopher we know whom to ask.
france had to keep their uranium mines safe. since we are strong allies with france germany helped there.
GOD bless you soldiers
Hope my German brothers are doing well,
Hmmm, I like how Germany is doing economically, human rights
And the education level is good
Employees are treated well without racial biases though most countries have such problems etc
I like biology and medicine ,
Environment and climate (""clean trees and beautiful plants, all plants? /+ no matter there uses or shape"")
They have unique ...
God Be with You All
Do more =)))))).
A lot of complaining from the local population. Why don't they ask for those same stuff from their government?
They have a Government :-O ;-) ??
One love from the US marines!!! Please protect those beautiful African people!!! God bless you all!
Nice to see that slowly the Bundeswehr is working its way out of the muck and learning from its past struggles. Congrats proud of you boys, greetings from Bavaria.
It’s already intimidating to see the extreme seriousness they work and cooperate with, how lethal those man must be..
Glad to see german soldier supporting french army ! Logistics and peacekeeping is important, however, no offense but Germany should bring more than just peace keeping troops.
I doubt that the German public would be all to thrilled about having even a small fighting Force in Mali.
TheGOATVegeta Open a History book. Germany was a colonial power too in Africa (Cameroon, Togo, Rwanda-Burundi, Tanzania, Namibia), in Asia (some concessions in China) and in Oceania (North of current Papua New Guinea, the Samoan islands, the Marshall islands, Nauru, north of the Solomon islands, etc...). But lost all its colonies after WW1.
Jeff Rogers true
@DevilTrigger Namibia has german history and they can speak German aswell
@Advocatus Diaboli Just like in the old days (60s and 70s) you better believe that Russia is still supporting leftist ideology in Germany and the rest of Europe. Back then it was Bader-Meinhof und die Rote Armee Fraktion (RAF). Now it's "die Linke" with their former SED pensioners and brainwashed Young Pioneer wannabes. Respect to those Germans and other Europeans that know "wo es wirklich langgeht."
Germany doing good things... keep up the good work, gentlemen.
Love and respect to solider
god save the American and Deutsch soldier everywhere .
amen bro
Respect from great britain
Their great grandparents would be like we never got to Mali. All jokes aside I never knew how good of a thing they are doing over there
Wunderbar 👍👍
wow it's so amazing hope germany keep helping these helless people. Love from philippines and please keep safe and godbless.
I hope the child is still alive 🥺😞
It's sad to see what has happened to the sergeant, who is just trying to do his job. I hope the best for him. There should be more safety guaranteed for risky jobs like this.
What happened to him?
@@lomike9205 I don't think anything happened I think they're just saying they're nervous for the sergeant because he has such a risky job and hope that he remains safe
Warn sergeant that cigarette is dangerous to health. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
No
Kamado Tanjirou i know right cigarettes actually are healthy the goverment just doesnt want us to know that
I think he has bigger problems to worry about while on that mission
danke für euren dienst kameraden. Glück ab!
Top notch soldiers.
HUGE RESPECT to those german soldiers
Nice kit
This might be weird but where is Kevin B. At now?
Good thing these guys are on our side!
🖤❤️💛 FOR MY COUNTRY 🇩🇪 💓
Yo
@@johanncruyff143 yo
🇩🇪♥️
🖤🖤🖤🖤
❤️❤️❤️❤️
💛💛💛💛
Can somebody tell what kind of vehicles(brand) they're using? They seem to be great 4x4s.
KMW Dingo. A MRAP based on the famous Unimog chassis.
3:26 Is that a dust cover on the muzzle to prevent dirt ingress pre-firefight ?
Yep.