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A 15-member contingent of the German armed forces has unexpectedly left Greenland.

Axar.az reports, citing Bild. According to the publication, German officers and soldiers departed the city of Nuuk on an Icelandair aircraft.

“The order to return came from Germany this morning. All previously planned meetings and events were urgently canceled,” the outlet said.

The reason for the German troops’ sudden departure from Greenland has not been disclosed.

It should be noted that the German military personnel had arrived on the island only a few days earlier at Denmark’s invitation as part of a NATO mission.

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German Armed Forces confirm Greenland mission completed

The German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) announced that their mission in Greenland has ended.

Peter Milevchuk, Lieutenant Colonel and representative of the Bundeswehr’s Greenland mission, told the Funke media group in an interview that the troops had completed their initial tasks—conducting training and assessing the situation as part of a preparedness initiative.

At Nuuk airport, Milevchuk described cooperation with Danish colleagues as very positive and constructive.