The Bundeswehr has developed an “Operational Plan Germany” (OPLAN DEU) in case of a possible military conflict with Russia, Bild and Der Spiegel write.

“You have to put a mark on 2029 in your diary! There is still a lot of work to be done before that time, we must also be ready,” Bild quotes Inspector General of the German Armed Forces Carsten Breuer, who spoke at the military school.

In the event of an escalation of the situation on the eastern flank of NATO, 800,000 soldiers will have to be transferred there from the ports of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany within three to six months, and with them 200,000 vehicles and heavy equipment, writes Der Spiegel. We are talking about a column about 13 thousand km long.

The A2 motorway, which stretches from the city of Oberhausen in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia to the Berlin ring road, will play a key role in supplying the eastern flank. However, as Der Spiegel notes, the Hohenwarte Bridge over the Elbe to the north of Magdeburg will become one of the bottlenecks: in the event of a sabotage or missile attack, A2 will be completely paralyzed.

The main task of Germany in OPLAN DEU is to ensure the deployment and supply of fuel, food and medicines to NATO troops.

“Many roads and railways, as well as port infrastructure, will have to be used for military purposes and will not be used for civilian transport,” the German Interior Ministry explained.

In June, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that Germany should prepare for a possible war by 2029. The German government has submitted a “Framework Directive on Common Defense.” It outlines the measures that must be taken in the event of a military conflict. So, according to the plan, NATO troops should be deployed across the country to the eastern flank, basements, underground parking lots and metro stations will be used as shelters for the population, hospitals should be ready for “a sudden influx of a large number of patients over a long period of time,” and the authorities will be able to order an urgent evacuation. The Ministry of Food will be able to normalize the distribution of food. In case of war, compulsory military conscription will be returned.

In January, Bild published excerpts from a secret document of the German Defense Ministry, which discussed a possible scenario of a military conflict between Russia and NATO. At that time, the German department called the consideration of various scenarios, even if they are extremely unlikely, “part of daily work.” The Kremlin, commenting on the publication of the publication, said that Berlin should be worried because of its direct and serious involvement in the conflict on Ukraine, and not because of the article, reminds RBC.