March covers 120 kilometres in honour of fallen German soldiers
Potsdam
Trekking 120 kilometres to symbolize each German soldier killed on foreign missions since 1955, around 150 soldiers and reservists from across Germany are taking part in a commemorative march this week.
The four-day event began on Monday in the north-eastern state of Brandenburg and is set to end on Thursday in Berlin, the Bundeswehr's regional command in Potsdam said. Now in its eighth year, the march is the only major event of its kind in Germany. Each participant wears the name tag of a fallen soldier on their chest. In addition to the 120 kilometres, which represents the 120 Bundeswehr personnel who have died during deployments abroad, an extra 3,429 metres were added to honour those who lost their lives in other service-related circumstances. This year's march coincides with the 70th anniversary of the German Armed Forces, which were founded on November 12, 1955.'Almost everyone taking part here has a special connection to one of the missions,' said Lieutenant Colonel Detlef Schachel. 'It is very important to all of them to be here.' The route leads from the military training area in Kloster Lehnin, passes through the city of Potsdam, and ends at the Bundeswehr Memorial in Berlin.
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