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Soldiers, patrolling with guns, in Germany... Are you sure?

• mmPzf 8y ago
  To add some context, the German constitution states that the German military may not operate within German borders (with some exceptions, e.g. disaster relief during natural disasters). Seeing armed soldiers would be very out of the ordinary.
  • Mediterraneo10 8y ago
    I do not mean soldiers sensu stricto (German army) but Bundepolizei with heavy weaponry.
• Mediterraneo10 8y ago
  Yes, I am sure inasmuch as I have heard this vividly recalled by relatives who frequently visited Germany in the 1970s. But if my anecdotal account isn’t enough, do a Google search or Google Books search for e.g. "frankfurt airport machine gun" and you will see this made an impression on other foreign visitors to Germany in years and decades past.
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• reshie 8y ago
  probably police in tactical gear and AR's.