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DARK SECRETS: Germany to send seven self propelled howitzers to ukraine | Rare Historical Photos

German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht, Slovakia's Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad and Dutch Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren pose in front of a patriot launcher Sliac air base in Slovakia, May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Sabine Siebold

Germany will deliver seven self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine, Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Friday, in a further reversal of a longtime policy not to send heavy weapons to war zones due to the country's Nazi past.

The howitzer delivery, on top of five such artillery systems the Netherlands had already pledged, was another sign of Berlin heeding pressure at home and abroad for it to help Ukraine fend off a Russian invasion.

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