RC N Watch: Weihnachtsbilder aus Nordafghanistan
So sah es Weihnachten bei den Deutschen in Nordafghanistan aus. Mal jenseits der Weihnachtsbaum-und-Glühwein-Fotos.
Shahabuddin, Afghanistan (Dec. 26, 2010) – A Blackhawk helicopter from the U.S. Army’s 4th Combat Aviation Brigade arrives at a combat outpost near Shahabuddin, Afghanistan to transport Commander RC North, Major General Hans-Werner Fritz, following a meeting with German soldiers at the outpost. General Fritz visited the outpost as part of a three day tour of RC North, during which he met with ISAF troops stationed throughout the region. (ISAF Photo by MC1 Eric S. Dehm, US Navy)
Baghlan Province, Afghanistan (Dec. 26, 2010) – Commander, ISAF Regional Command North, Major General Hans-Werner Fritz (right) surveys the terrain surrounding an outpost in Baghlan Province from Pauli Bridge. The bridge is named for a German soldier who was killed in combat at the outpost in October of 2010. General Fritz visited the outpost as part of a three day tour of RC North, during which he met with ISAF troops stationed throughout the region. (ISAF Photo by MC1 Eric S. Dehm, US Navy)
Kunduz, Afghanistan (Dec. 24, 2010) – A German soldier stirs the coals of a makeshift grill as American and German soldiers wait in line for a special Christmas eve lunch of steak and sausage at an outpost in Kunduz, Afghanistan. (ISAF Photo by MC1 Eric S. Dehm, US Navy)
Kunduz Province, Afghanistan (Dec. 24, 2010) – A German soldier (left) is handed a gift from his First Sergeant on Christmas eve at an outpost in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. (ISAF photo by MC1 Eric S. Dehm)
Kunduz Province, Afghanistan (Dec. 26, 2010) – Commander, Regional Command North, Major General Hans-Werner Fritz (second from left) speaks with German soldiers warming themselves by a fire at Outpost North in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. General Fritz visited the outpost as part of a three day tour of RC North, during which he met with ISAF troops stationed throughout the region. (ISAF Photo by MC1 Eric S. Dehm, US Navy)
(Die Bilder stammen von einem amerikanischen Militärfotografen, der den deutschen RC-North-Kommandeur, Generalmajor Hans-Werner Fritz, auf seiner Weihnachts-Battlefield Tour begleitet hat; es sind also offizielle ISAF-Fotos. Veröffentlicht wurden sie bislang nur auf der Facebook-Seite des RC North, das ganze Album hier.)