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Andy Grote

Andy Grote

German politician

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Photo: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

  • Sep 25

    Hamburg stages Red Storm Charlie defense drill with 70-vehicle convoy and drone defense tests

    The Bundeswehr, emergency services, and civilian businesses are running Red Storm Charlie across Hamburg, practicing logistical deployments, drone interception, and crisis response under peacetime regulations.

  • Jul 27

    Berlin Pride attack kills one, injures 29; Hamburg reviews security for next week's CSD parade

    A car drove into a crowd at Berlin's Christopher Street Day celebrations late Saturday, killing a woman and injuring 29 people. Authorities have classified it as an Islamist terrorist attack, and Hamburg is reviewing security for its own Pride parade next weekend.

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