Reservist association calls for the return of the Germany operation plan because of the threat to the AfD government in Saxony-Anhalt

The reservist association wants to get the Germany operation plan back from the State Chancellery of Saxony-Anhalt if the AfD takes over the government in Magdeburg. “The AfD is a great danger for our country,” said association leader Bastian Ernst (CDU) to the Germany editorial network. "If she were to take over the government in Saxony-Anhalt, then the Germany operational plan and other relevant information would almost certainly flow to Russia. That's why the plan should be brought back from Saxony-Anhalt."

According to Ernst, an alternative would be to “basically deposit the operation plan with the Ministry of Defense”. “Then people or institutions could only view it with prior approval,” he said. “In the event of war, different rules would apply anyway,” explained Ernst. “Then the federal government would have increasing access to the states and thus also to Saxony-Anhalt.”

If a state government does not cooperate

How can military mobility be ensured even if a state government does not cooperate? CDU defense expert Roderich Kiesewetter said in July that the Kremlin was trying to exploit different attitudes towards Russia within Germany and make the country “as unreliable as possible” as a NATO logistical hub. To prevent this, officials at the Federal Ministry of the Interior would develop countermeasures against potentially rogue state governments.

The CDU, which has previously ruled Saxony-Anhalt, lost more than half of its votes in the election in the state a week ago. The AfD won with a record result of 43.8 percent. This would be the first time in German history that a party classified as partly right-wing extremist could form a state government. The party takes a Russia-friendly course.