The German military convoy crosses the Statale 130 in the early afternoon of April 25, the day of Liberation Day. Shortly after, another.
They are just two of the many that depart from the canal port to Sulcis: in Teulada - and in the other polygons of Sardinia - the gigantic Noble Jump 2023 exercise, organized by NATO, will begin on the 27th. Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Latvia, Greece, the Czech Republic, Norway, Luxembourg and, of course, Italy will participate.
The column of vehicles was preceded and followed by patrols of the carabinieri, who prevented access to the state road to cars coming from the intersections, to allow the passage in safety, and priority.
On the flatbeds of the trucks there were containers from Braun, a company from Hamburg, one of the main German ports: they come from the industrial port of the capital, where the Mito company obtained from the Port Authority a temporary concession of 80,000 square meters (almost as large as 12 soccer fields) to house the materials arriving in view of the exercises.
Noble Jump 23 is expected to employ more than 3,000 soldiers. Meanwhile, the second phase of Mare Aperto 2023 will be launched: 6,000 will be involved from 23 countries.