Greenland row: German military ends short deployment

Deutsche Welle ^ | 01 18 2026 | Louis Oelofse | Rana Taha | Wesley Dockery

[yesthatjallen]

German soldiers departed Greenland as scheduled. It comes amid President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and his claim that Greenland should belong to the US.

What you need to know

EU ambassadors summoned to emergency meeting in Brussels

Germany ends reconnaissance mission — meant to have run for a few days — to Greenland

German soldiers were deployed for a brief assessment mission in the face of US threats to acquire the Danish territory

President Donald Trump said Saturday he will impose a 10% tariff on eight European countries beginning February 1

The tariff could rise to 25% if there was no deal on Greenland by June 1

NATO's Rutte says he spoke with Trump about Greenland

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he discussed the security situation in Greenland and the Arctic with US President Donald Trump.

"We will continue working on this, and I look forward to seeing him in Davos later this week," Rutte wrote on social media.

SNIP

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: germany; greenland; thenewgermany; yurp; yurpeons

[yesthatjallen]

This isn't actually an article. It's more a series of headlines and short blurbs about what's currently going on with Europe and Greenland.

[Leaning Right]

I wonder if they built any coastal fortifications before they left. The Germans do love their costal fortifications.

[ChronicMA]

German military goes into Denmark — 1940
German military goes into Norway — 1940
German military goes into Greenland — 2026

interesting

[libh8er]

Germany surrendered already ?

[dfwgator]

German military goes into Denmark — 1940
German military goes into Norway — 1940
German military goes into Greenland — 2026

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Girl From Ipanema Goes To Greenland - The B-52s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpKEzFZYqBg

[dfwgator]

[ronnie raygun]

if china or Russia tomorrow decided to flex its muscle in Greenland, Denmark and the rest of the EU would pick up their panties and run leaving us to protect it, so why not take it as our won, period! we cannot rely on the incompetent for our security

[cgbg]

The poor German soldiers froze their rear ends off for a few days and then said “we are outta here—whoever wants this awful place can have it”.

Lol.

[ryderann]

Truly awful to the max...LOL!

[Leaning Right]

Getting older is a funny thing. I have no idea where I put my car keys from yesterday. A search is now underway.

But I recognized that guy immediately. He was the first German to see the Allied invasion fleet in “The Longest Day”. I last saw that movie maybe 25 years ago.

[FreedomPoster]

Again here’s a nice picture of the Danish navy sortieing to practice defending Greenland from Putin . . . or Trump.

https://x.com/MccaryMartin/status/2010010481495552121

[Night Hides Not]

He was also Robert Shaw’s driver in the Battle of the Bulge.

[cgbg]

Interdimensional gremlins borrowed your keys.

They will wait until after you get frustrated and give up the search.

Then they will return the keys...

To somewhere you already searched.

Lol.

[Raycpa]

I am beginning to think there is a threat that is real and immediate that we are not privy to. The urgency and intensity is unexpected.

[SteveH]

Major Werner pluskat, portrayed by Hans christian blexh in the longest day (according to Google image).

[dfwgator]

That’s why The Longest Day is such a great movie: Germans played Germans, French played French, etc.

They actually did a version with all the actors speaking English, instead of their native language, it was unwatchable.

[alternatives?]

Tora, Tora, Tora was the same way. Couldn’t do a film like that today. Not enough diversity.

[dfwgator]

I always joke that now Thomas Kretschmann has to be in every WWII movie involving the Germans.

FEIGELEIN! FEIGELEIN! FEIGELEIN!

[hanamizu]

I am beginning to think there is a threat that is real and immediate that we are not privy to. The urgency and intensity is unexpected.

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You may well be right. But as I understand it, not only do we have more military deployed in Greenland than Denmark and the rest of NATO combined, we have pretty much a free hand in deploying military as we please by right of a 1951 treaty.

[BFW]

German military ends short deployment in green land.

Ein weiteres saukaltes Wochenende bei Bernie...
Another cold ass weekend at bernie’s...

Blöde Regierung...
Stuipd goverment.....