Großer Zapfenstreich General Knappe 17.03.2022 Wilhelmsfeste Ulm

The video shows the big tattoo to say goodbye to Lieutenant General Jürgen Knappe after 45 years of service in the Bundeswehr. From 2018 to March 17, 2022 he was commander of the multinational command for operational management / multinational joint headquarters in Ulm. The handover of the two multinational commands "Multinational Operational Command" and "Joint Support and Enabling Command" from Lieutenant General Jürgen Knappe to Lieutenant General Alexander Sollfrank took place in the afternoon. The two commands were handed over by the inspector of the SKB armed forces base, Lieutenant General Martin Schelleis, and the chief of staff at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Admiral Joachim Rühle. The location of the Great Tattoo is the reduit of the Wilhelmsburg barracks in Ulm. The Army Music Corps Ulm plays in a slightly reduced cast under the direction of Captain Dominik Koch. The marching band is provided by the Bundeswehr Music Corps in Siegburg. Torch bearers and formation are provided by the 4th (Marine), 5th (Air Force) and 6th (Army) companies of the Guard Battalion. That was the "golden" / last major tattoo of the commander of the guard battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Kai Beinke. On March 29, 2022, he hands over command to Lieutenant Colonel Hans Domrich. The desired pieces of music for the serenade are: 9:55 Marche des Soldiers de Robert Bruce 12:55 Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond, 1969 16:25 Band of Brothers by Michael Arnold Kamen, 2001 Thumbnail: Bundeswehr / Multinational Joint Headquarters Ulm