German media: German military personnel suddenly secretly evacuated Greenland, reasons unknown.

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19/01/2026
According to reports from German media such as "Bild", on January 18th, 15 German military personnel who arrived in Greenland have secretly evacuated. The reports state that these military personnel arrived in Greenland on the 16th, and about 44 hours later, they were waiting at the airport in the capital of Nuuk to board an Icelandair flight to leave. All planned activities were urgently cancelled. The reports also mentioned that on the morning of the 18th at 8:30 am local time, German soldiers arrived at the airport with all their luggage, with the flight scheduled to depart at noon. There has been no explanation provided by authorities in Berlin.