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160 German soldiers from 2nd ORF Battalion on their way to the airplane. |
On 25th May 2012, the soldiers of the 2nd Operational Reserve Forces (ORF) Battalion left Kosovo after having been deployed for the second time subsequent to a request by KFOR Commander Major General Erhard DREWS, following his assessment of an increase in tension in Kosovo.
The troops spent four weeks covering the whole Serbian election period, ensuring a full capability and operative reserve force in order to react in case safe and security environment would have been threatened.
In a ceremony attended at the Military Airport in Pristina, Major General Erhard DREWS thanked his staff and also the leadership of the German contingent in Prizren for the necessary complexity of planning, organization and support. He also said that the fast preparation of commitment happened because all of them were motivated, taking their job seriously and performing it with the necessary flexibility. This was guaranteed by observation points and patrols.