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Kay-Achim Schönbach: Head of German Navy - Forced to Resign over Ukraine War

2026-03-07 People & Blogs
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Kay-Achim Schönbach is the former head of the German Navy, who was forced to resign in January 2022 after arguing that Ukraine would not regain control of Crimea and that it would be wise to show respect for Russia. Please like, subscribe and share to keep the channel going! Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_Diesen Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesen Support the research by Prof. Glenn Diesen: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesen Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdieseng Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f Books by Prof. Glenn Diesen: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09FPQ4MDL

Top Comments (10)

@derkernspalter 2026-03-07

Its dangerous to be right, when government is wrong.

447 14 replies
@JorunnJensen 2026-03-07

This guy represents intelligence and was therefore fired.

364 13 replies
@derhund3687 2026-03-07

German political elites are morally corrupt and intellectually bankrupt. New leadership is desperately required before Germany falls into the abyss.

320 62 replies
@Keith-l3t 2026-03-07

The west has completely adopted Orwell's 1984 model of governing

270 37 replies
@aromaye 2026-03-07

I remember him saying "Respect is cheaper than war" at a seminar in India in 2022, he was forced to resign on return.

238 4 replies
@eddastrohmayer251 2026-03-07

Not to be loved by Baerbock 🤯 is an honour and makes you a laureate

189 8 replies
@cejannuzi 2026-03-07

It's good to see a NATO military person who can think for himself.

150 6 replies
@nont18411 2026-03-07

Competence is so rare these days

135 3 replies
@Ratzepuh 2026-03-07

It is remarkable that it takes an retired admiral to finally state what has been obvious to ordinary people for years, namely the absolute necessity of respecting Russian security interests. Greetings from Germany

121 2 replies
@gregmclaughlin-m5n 2026-03-07

Sir, you can hold your head up, you’ve acted with honour and integrity. For what it’s worth you have my respect🇦🇺

80 1 replies

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