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In July 2006, after the usual complex process of international and national decision-making, 780 German soldiers were deployed to the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo Kinshasa and to Libreville in Gabon. They were part of EUFOR RD Congo which consisted of 2,400 soldiers from the armed forces of several EU countries.

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  1. Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany

    Prof. Dr. Dr. hc. Wilfried von Bredow

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  1. Abteilung Forschung - Sicherheitspolitik, Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr, Zeppelinstr. 127/128, Potsdam, 14471, Germany

    Gerhard Kümmel

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    Bastian Giegerich

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von Bredow, W. (2013). Searching for Minimalist Humanitarian Intervention Strategies in Global Security Policy. In: Kümmel, G., Giegerich, B. (eds) The Armed Forces: Towards a Post-Interventionist Era?. Schriftenreihe des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr, vol 14. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01286-1_4

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