
A Bundeswehr unit is practicing again in East Hesse in the Vogelsberg district. Night marches are also on the plan again.
Wartenberg – A Bundeswehr unit from Hammelburg is planning to hold a military exercise in the Vogelsberg district from Tuesday (May 19th) to Thursday (May 21st). This exercise also includes marches at night. The district in East Hesse informed about this in a press release.
Bundeswehr exercises in Vogelsberg – night marches planned
According to information, 50 soldiers are taking part in the exercise. Parts of the maneuver will be carried out in the areas of the communities Freiensteinau, Grebenhain, Herbstein, Lauterbach, Lautertal, Schotten and Wartenberg, according to a statement from the Vogelsberg district.
Last There was a Bundeswehr exercise in the Vogelsberg district in March 2026also with night marches and 50 soldiers. In December 2025, a Bundeswehr helicopter squadron caused a stir by flying over Fulda. 14 helicopters flew over the roofs of the baroque city.





