Das Eurokorps
Das Eurokorps
Eurocorps
TextTowards Franco-German military cooperation
'Europe's stage armies' from The Guardian (17 October 1991)
TextOn 17 October 1991, the British left-wing daily newspaper The Guardian focuses on the Franco-German proposal to create a European Army Corps.
‘Bonn and Paris to create a Eurocorps’ from La Libre Belgique (21 May 1992)
TextOn 21 May 1992, reporting on the Franco-German Summit in La Rochelle, the conservative daily newspaper La Libre Belgique outlines the nature and the objectives of the Eurocorps.
François Mitterrand und Helmut Kohl (Verdun, 22. September 1984)
BildAm 22. September 1984 ehren der Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (BRD), Helmut Kohl, und der Präsident der Französischen Republik, François Mitterrand, Hand in Hand die im Ersten Weltkrieg gefallenen Soldaten beider Länder im Beinhaus von Douaumont (nahe Verdun).
Die Gründung des Eurokorps
Statement on the establishment of a Franco-German European Army Corps (La Rochelle, 22 May 1992)
TextOn 22 May 1992, at the Franco-German Summit in La Rochelle, President François Mitterrand and Chancellor Helmut Kohl launch Eurocorps.
Joint press conference held by François Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl (La Rochelle, 22 May 1992)
TextOn 22 May 1992, at the 59th Franco-German Summit held in La Rochelle, François Mitterrand, President of France, and the German Chancellor, Helmut Kohl, announce jointly the establishment of a Franco-German European Army Corps and invite the Member States of Western European Union (WEU) to take part.
Interview granted to Radio Monte-Carlo by Roland Dumas (La Rochelle, 22 May 1992)
TextOn 22 May 1992, on the margins of the 59th Franco-German Summit held in La Rochelle, Roland Dumas, French Foreign Minister, outlines the geopolitical implications of Eurocorps to Radio Monte-Carlo reporters.
"Euro-Korps und Nato" in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (22. Mai 1992)
TextAm 22. Mai 1992 weist die Tageszeitung Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung auf die Notwendigkeit hin zur Schaffung einer europäischen Verteidigungspolitik und stellt die Frage nach der Rolle des Euro-Korps.
‘Eurocorps: a welcome catalyst' from La Libre Belgique (5 April 1993)
TextOn 5 April 1993, the conservative daily newspaper La Libre Belgique discusses the issues of European defence as the Eurocorps experiment gets under way.
The Eurocorps emblem
BildThe form and colour of the Eurocorps emblem symbolise the defence of Europe. The yellow stars stand for the the European Union, the sword for its armed might. The outline of the European continent represents both the limits of the European Union and Eurocorps’ commitment to peace and security on behalf of Europe and the Atlantic Alliance.
Inauguration of the Eurocorps (Strasbourg, 5 November 1993)
BildOfficial ceremony held in front of the Palais du Rhin in Strasbourg on 5 November 1993 to mark the establishment of the Eurocorps.
Lieutenant General Helmut Willmann
BildOn 1 October 1993, Lieutenant General Helmut Willmann of Germany becomes the first Commanding General of the Eurocorps.
Statement by Alain Lamassoure on the participation of Eurocorps in the Bastille Day parade (29 June 1994)
TextOn 29 June 1994, in the light of the lively debates sparked by the participation of German soldiers in the Bastille Day parade on the Champs-Elysées in Paris, Alain Lamassoure, French Minister Delegate for European Affairs, emphasises to the National Assembly the essential role played by Eurocorps in European defence policy.
The Eurocorps on parade (Paris, 14 July 1994)
BildOn 14 July 1994, the Eurocorps takes part in the military parade along the Champs-Élysées in Paris to mark the French National Day. For the first time since the end of the Second World War, German soldiers march on French soil as a symbol of Franco-German reconciliation in a European context.
Cartoon by Haitzinger on the Eurocorps (July 1994)
Bild‘Careful to make a good impression: German soldiers from the Eurocorps on the Champs-Élysées.' In July 1994, the German cartoonist, Horst Haitzinger, refers, in his own inimitable fashion, to the participation, on 14 July, of German soldiers in the parade held on the Champs-Élysées in Paris to mark the French national day.
Die Anfänge des Eurocorps in Bildern
VideoDieses Video wurde 1996 vom Europäischen Parlament produziert und zeigt zuerst Bilder des Treffens zwischen dem französischen Staatspräsidenten François Mitterrand und Bundeskanzler Helmut Kohl am 22. September 1984 in Verdun, als sie gemeinsam vor den Gräbern der auf den Schlachtfeldern des Ersten Weltkrieges gefallenen deutschen und französischen Soldaten verharren; weiterhin gibt es Aufnahmen von der Militärparade am 14. Juli 1984 auf den Champs-Elysées in Paris in Anwesenheit von François Mitterrand, des französischen Premierministers Edouard Balladur, Helmut Kohls, des spanischen Ministerpräsidenten Felipe González, des luxemburgischen Premierministers Jacques Santer und des belgischen Premierministers Jean-Luc Dehaene; und schließlich werden Aufnahmen der Einweihung des Eurocorps am 5. November 1993 in Straßburg in Anwesenheit des französischen Verteidigungsministers François Léotard und seiner deutschen und belgischen Amtskollegen Volker Rühe und Leo Delcroix gezeigt.
Eurocorps in operation
Signing of a cooperation agreement between Eurocorps and NATO (Brussels, 21 January 1993)
BildOn 21 January 1993, at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Headquarters in Brussels, General John Shalikashvili, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR), and the French and German Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Jacques Lanxade and General Klaus Naumann, sign an agreement establishing operational links between the NATO military structure and the Franco-German Eurocorps.
Communiqué issued by the WEU Council of Ministers (Rome, 19 May 1993)
TextOn 19 May 1993, in Rome, the Foreign and Defence Ministers of the Member States of Western European Union (WEU), meeting as the WEU Council of Ministers, welcome the fact that all the Member States are currently deciding which of their military units and headquarters they are prepared to make available to WEU for various possible tasks. The Council particularly welcomes the designation of the European Corps (Eurocorps), the Multinational Division (Central) and the UK/Netherlands amphibious force as forces answerable to WEU.
Address given by Édouard Balladur to the Eurocorps staff (Strasbourg, 31 January 1995)
TextOn 31 January 1995, Édouard Balladur, French Prime Minister, addresses the Eurocorps staff in Strasbourg in order to pay tribute to the activities undertaken by Eurocorps and to praise the political will of certain European countries to create a European defence identity.
"Einmalig in der Welt" in Der Spiegel (13. November 1995)
TextIn seiner Ausgabe vom 13. November 1995 berichtet das deutsche Nachrichtenmagazin Der Spiegel über die Aufstellung des Eurokorps, ein militärischer Verband der sich aus deutschen, französischen, belgischen und spanischen Soldaten zusammensetzt.
"Das Eurokorps ist einsatzbereit geworden" in Le Monde (1. Dezember 1995)
TextAm 1. Dezember 1995 beschreibt die französische Tageszeitung Le Monde die Aufstellung und die Missionen des Eurokorps, des ersten Elements einer europäischen Verteidigung, in dem deutsche, belgische, spanische, französische und luxemburgische Einheiten vertreten sind.
Departure of the first Eurocorps contingent for Bosnia (June 1998)
BildIn June 1998, Eurocorps contingents prepare to take part in the operations of the multinational military force directed by NATO in Bosnia and Herzegovina (SFOR — Stabilisation Force).