Coronavirus: The German army's fight on the homefront
Tens housands of German soldiers have been deployed to help battle the pandemic in care homes and vaccination centers, marking in the largest domestic deployment in modern German history.
Bundeswehr officer Sabine Wittwer and a colleague don preventive gear while on domestic deployment
"The reactions are always positive. People are surprised to see us here." Sabine Wittwer is a sergeant in the Bundeswehr, Germany's army. But just a few days ago, she received orders to leave the barracks where she is ordinarily based and report for duty in a retirement home in Berlin. So now, she wears a blue protection suit and gloves over her olive-green uniform.