“The tanks only have to be able to do two things: drive and shoot” – a Leopard is repaired in Unterlüß.
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For decades, Rheinmetall was a symbol of evil industry. That changed with the Russian attack on Ukraine. The armaments company reports a “new appreciation”. A visit to the factory premises.
GOpponents of the armaments industry would certainly find it cynical that the tank builder Rheinmetall calls its guest house “Waldfriede”, but there are hardly any opponents anymore. In any case, on this sunny June morning only interested people are sitting “in the forest peace”; Journalists who were invited by Rheinmetall to tour the plant or, as the spokesman put it with half-ironic satisfaction, more or less invited themselves. After all, the company only opened its mysterious workshops in Unterlüß, Lower Saxony, because demand had increased so much.
Viewed from Waldfrieden, the weapons production on the adjoining factory premises takes on an almost idyllic character. Through the windows you can see the southern heath and the dreamy administration building with its shutters.
