Berlin – Too hot to stand at attention! The heat in the capital gave the Bundeswehr soldiers a hard time at their ceremonial pledge on Wednesday evening.
Around 400 recruits lined up in the Bendlerblock in Tiergarten to take their vows on the 78th anniversary of the failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler. But many were extremely affected by the temperatures.
July 20 is an “outstanding day” for the Bundeswehr, said Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD, center) at the pledge
Secretary of Defense Christine Lambrecht (right, SPD) walks along the front of the lined-up recruits during the ceremonial pledge ceremony on the parade ground in the Bendlerblock next to the General Inspector of the Bundeswehr, Eberhard Zorn
Around 400 recruits lined up in Berlin’s Bendlerblock to take their vows on the 78th anniversary of the failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler
28 recruits developed circulatory problems during the event and had to be treated by doctors.
“All those affected are now back with their relatives – we are very happy about that!” Wrote the Ministry of Defense on Twitter in the evening. Three of them were also taken to the Bundeswehr hospital for treatment, a spokesman said.
28 recruits had to be treated during the event