Benjamin Pfannes

[CIERA @gipciera]

Un message pour notre communauté outre-atlantique : some of CIERA's members will be at #TheGSA2023 in Montreal. If you want to know more about Franco-German research we invite you to attend one of the panels listed below 👇
#cieraatgsa23 @TheGSA

[Jürgen Hotz @JuetzHD]

Lektor at work verlost ein Freiexemplar dieses neuen, morgen erscheinenden Buchs von Wilfried Loth. Teilnahme per Retweet bis morgen Vormittag.

[Benjamin Pfannes @PfannesB]

@AlanaMcPake @HistorPerspect You are absolutely right. It's usually difficult to talk to people about it at the beginning. But once you have gained their trust, they are very good people to talk to.

[Benjamin Pfannes @PfannesB]

15/15
🛡️🌍 In addition to its military tasks, the brigade is also deployed in the context of disaster relief. Of particular importance is its presence at the French National Day parade on 14 July. 🇫🇷🎉 #MultiRoleBrigade #CivicEngagement #HistPer2023

[Benjamin Pfannes @PfannesB]

14/15
🇩🇪🤝🇫🇷 While Franco-German politics is well studied, research on the Franco-German brigade remains an untouched subject. There is no document-based research on this topic yet that uses both German and French sources. 🇩🇪🇫🇷 #ResearchGap #CrossBorderAnalysis 🌍🔍 #HistPer2023

[Benjamin Pfannes @PfannesB]

13/15
… 🎙️🗂️ interviews with former brigade commanders, selected officers and non-commissioned officers as well as ego documents, in addition to archival sources, will help to trace the cultural “footprint” of the unit. #HistPer2023

[Benjamin Pfannes @PfannesB]

12/15
📚 I am looking at various materials for my research, including official government documents and archival sources e.g. from Freiburg, Paris and Vincennes… 🗂️🇫🇷🇩🇪 #ResearchMaterials #HistPer2023

[Benjamin Pfannes @PfannesB]

11/15
🤝 Did a new transnational military culture develop within the Franco-German Brigade or did German and French soldiers just live side by side? 🛡️🤝Work out whether troops are really integrated or whether living together is determined by foreignness. 🇫🇷🇩🇪 #HistPer2023

[Benjamin Pfannes @PfannesB]

10/15
🛡️🌍 Examining Brigade's deployments in Bosnia-Herzegovina & Afghanistan. Spotlight on how missions were seen militarily & politically. Did binational structure stir friction or foster teamwork? 🇧🇦🇦🇫 #DeploymentStudy #BinationalCollaboration #HistPer2023

[Benjamin Pfannes @PfannesB]

9/15
🤝 How did the Franco-German Brigade impact political cooperation? Did it, as historian Wilfried Loth suggests, remain symbolic as in its early days? Crucial to unravel its evolution and influence on Franco-German ties over time. 🇫🇷🇩🇪🤔 #CooperationAssessment #HistPer2023

[Benjamin Pfannes @PfannesB]

8/15
🔍 To find out whether the brigade influenced Franco-German relations and whether it paved the way for a European army, my research combines the political, military and cultural dimension. 🤝🌐 #BrigadeInfluence #EuropeanDefenseModel #HistPer2023

[Benjamin Pfannes @PfannesB]

7/15
🤝 From binational roots to key in European defense. Did it truly elevate 🇩🇪🇫🇷 ties, a historic stride? Or merely symbolic? Unpacking its significance. 🌍🛡️ #BrigadeImpact #EuropeanUnity #HistPer2023

[Benjamin Pfannes @PfannesB]

6/15
🔍 Why delve into this? The Franco-German Brigade embodies the complexities of European security integration, showcasing both opportunities and barriers in closer conventional cooperation. 🤝🛡️ #EuropeanDefense #CooperationAnalysis #HistPer2023

[Benjamin Pfannes @PfannesB]

5/15
🛡️📚 In its initial years, the brigade established shared training, exercises, and operation principles grounded in national service rules. Ensured seamless unit collaboration and interoperability between both nations. 🤝🇫🇷🇩🇪 #Interoperability #BrigadeUnity #HistPer2023

[Benjamin Pfannes @PfannesB]

4/15
🛡️👥 The Franco-German Brigade: an infantry unit with ~6,000 soldiers, 200 civilians. Spread across both nations, some units are binational. HQ rests in Müllheim, Baden-Württemberg. 🇩🇪🇫🇷 #BinationalDefense #BrigadeDetails #HistPer2023

[Benjamin Pfannes @PfannesB]

3/15
🇪🇺🤝 Formed in 1989, the Franco-German Brigade remains a unique symbol of cross-border collaboration in Europe. It's the first peacetime military unit with soldiers permanently recruited from two nations, all under a binational command. #StrongerTogether #HistPer2023

[Benjamin Pfannes @PfannesB]

2/15
🤝 On Nov. 13, 1987, François Mitterrand & Helmut Kohl united in Karlsruhe, birthing a joint binational force termed an "embryo." Envisioned for both European defense and a crystallized Franco-German security partnership. 🇫🇷🇩🇪🛡️ #HistPer2023

[Benjamin Pfannes @PfannesB]

1/15
My name is Benjamin Pfannes, M.A. 📜 Studied Modern & Contemporary History in Mainz 🇩🇪 and Dijon 🇫🇷 | 🧐 PhD at University of Potsdam: Revealing the contribution of the Franco-German Brigade in the binational cooperation between Germany and France🤝 #History #HistPer2023

[Benjamin Pfannes @PfannesB]

@HistorPerspect @dickinson_jojo Which groups of the population do you look at in your work? (poor, rich etc.) What sources do you use for your research?

[Historical Perspectives @HistorPerspect]

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