German soldiers left Greenland after a short, pre-planned mission, contrary to online narratives that said they withdrew early because of the U.S. president’s threat to impose tariffs on European allies opposed to his administration's bid to buy the Arctic island.

The fanfare faded almost as quickly as it began. According to the New York Post, just days after German troops

A German military reconnaissance team of 15 soldiers recently sent to Greenland are due to leave the Arctic island today for Copenhagen, a military spokesman told dpa on Sunday. The team had arrived on Friday as part of a Danish-led reconnaissance mission ahead of a planned military exercise.

The German military reconnaissance team that arrived in Greenland on Friday is on its way back after a 44-hour deployment on the Arctic island, Bild newspaper reported on Sunday.

A German military reconnaissance team of 15 soldiers are leaving Greenland on Sunday, news agency DPA reported. After arriving in Greenland on Friday, a military team of 15 soldiers will leave the territory with a plane bound for Copenhagen, a spokesperson for the operational command told DPA, according to the German daily Die Welt.

A German military reconnaissance team of 15 soldiers recently sent to Greenland are due to leave the Arctic island later on Sunday for Copenhagen, a military spokesman told dpa. The team arrived on Friday as part of a Danish-led reconnaissance mission aimed at strengthening security around Greenland.

A 15-member German military reconnaissance team completed its planned Arctic assessment in Greenland and departed after 44 hours, citing difficult weather but “important insights” for NATO security coordination.

EADaily, . The Bundeswehr said that the German military completed the task as part of the mission in Greenland.

President Trump threatened tariffs on European nations that sent military personnel to Greenland last week. Some have already gone home, but Denmark is now sending about 100 more.

BERLIN, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Germany's military has been rocked by reports of widespread sexual harassment and right-wing extremism in an elite paratroop unit, as an initiative begins to expand the armed forces with thousands of new recruits.

The size of the German military has grown to the highest level in 12 years with 184,200 serving soldiers, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius told dpa on Tuesday. The Bundeswehr's active force rose by around 3,