Germany's navy must cover the Baltic and contribute to operations in the North Sea and North Atlantic. In a NATO conflict, Germany is also a logistics hub for moving personnel and supplies toward the front. Convoy escort belongs to the same logistics mission as transport and resupply. The argument for stronger European naval forces follows from an assessment that years of land campaigns have left the alliance comparatively weak at sea.
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Germany's naval role in NATO logistics
Germany must cover the Baltic while helping protect the North Sea and North Atlantic supply routes that support NATO's front-line states.