epa07586915 German Chancellor Angela Merkel stands at a gun display during her visit at the NATO Very High Readiness Task Force Land (VJTF L 2019) exercise in Muenster, northen Germany, 20 May 2019. The German Bundeswehr with its Armoured Training Brigade 9 (Panzerlehrbrigade 9) serves as spearhead of the VJTF L in 2019. EPA/FOCKE STRANGMANN