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German/British Amphibious Engineer Battalion ensure Wide Wet Gap Crossing at Dragon 24 [1]

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Date: 2024-03 

GNIEW, Poland – The German/British Amphibious Engineer Battalion 130, the only unit in NATO equipped with the “Amphibie M3” rigs, are in Korzeniewo, Poland for exercise Dragon 24.

The M3 amphibious rigs, four-wheel vehicles, with all-wheel drive are used for constructing floating bridges and ferries. They enable tracked and wheeled vehicles to cross middle-sized and wide waterways fast.

“The Wide Wet Gap Crossing (WWGC) capability is important especially in Europe because there are a lot of large rivers and bodies of water that could stop or hamper our movements. This is why it is so important for NATO to have their own capability to cross large bodies of water,” said Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Loges.









The German/British Amphibious Engineer Battalion 130, largely responsible for the successful WWGC during Media Day at Dragon 24, reported that they achieved Full Operational Capability on Monday, Mar. 4, 2024 - NATO Photos by NATO Media Information Centre

During exercise Dragon, the Battalion not only utilised German and British Forces, but also Polish and French companies joined with their capabilities.

The battalion, based in Munster, is part of the 1st Panzer Division and currently consists of approximately 1,000 personnel, including 3 amphibious companies equipped with M3 rigs and 2 combat engineer companies.

On Monday, Mar. 4, 2024 during exercise Dragon 24, the battalion reported that they achieved Full Operational Capability (FOC). Battalion Commander Loges says they have proved their competency on numerous occasions during national and multi-national exercises.

“This is an important achievement for the battalion, following a lot of hard work. It only goes to prove that by working stronger together bi-national battalions can work,” concluded Loges.

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