German frigate Bayern deployment at the end of August 2018. German frigate Bayern Bayern is a "Brandenburg"-class frigate of the German Navy. "Bayern" and the three other frigates of the "Brandenburg" class were designed as replacements for the "Hamburg"-class destroyers. She was laid in 1993 at the yards of Nordseewerke, Emden and launched in June 1994. She was christened by Karin Stoiber, the wife of the then Minister-President of Bavaria Edmund Stoiber. After undergoing trials she was commissioned on 15 June 1996, and assigned to "6. Fregattengeschwader". After the naval structure was reorganised, "Bayern" was assigned to "2. Fregattengeschwader", based at Wilhelmshaven. "Bayern"
Germany–Kurdistan Region relations Erbil and stated that Germany would continue to support the Kurdish soldiers, and German soldiers commenced the training of Kurdish soldiers in October that year. In January 2015, Defence Minister von der Leyen visited Kurdistan Region again and visited a camp where German soldiers trained Kurdish soldiers, where she commented the training and reassured that Germany would support Kurdistan further. During the Munich Security Conference in February 2015, Barzani met with Merkel and German Defence Minister von der Leyen to discuss the military aid for the Kurdish soldiers. On May 2015, Germany chose to send 500 more MILAN anti-tank guided