European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 02, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes bosnian crisis saturday september 2,1995 German jets join Mission Bonn Germany a Germany said its warplanes carried out a combat Mission Over Bosnia on Friday the first German combat action since world War ii. By coincidence it was the 56th anniversary of the German opening of the War in Europe a Date observed As an anti War Day in Germany. The defense ministry gave Only the unrest information about the combat activity and would t even confirm that the Luftwaffe Tornado jets had fired their missiles which Are designed to take out anti aircraft radar systems on the ground. At the same time the foreign ministry announced that five German doctors would go to the bosnian capital of Sarajevo on sunday. They will work in the Hospital treating Many of the wounded Jyom the bosnian serbian shelling that led to nato s air raids and0 shelling at tacks. Since War broke out in the former Yugoslavia four years ago Germany has stressed humanitarian Aid taking in refugees joining the . Airlift of food and Medicine to Sarajevo but it has been drawn Ever closer to combat action As its allies gift troops in Bosnia and expected Germany to contribute. The legacy of world War ii was the main Block. Since Germany United in 1990, Chancellor Helmut Kohl s conservative government has become increasing jets from Page 1 table hot to scare them away from it. In Sarajevo . Spokesman Alexan Der Ivanko said the pause will continue As Long As  bosnian govern ment officials said they were told it would last one Day. .,.-.  Ivanko said Only airstrikes were on hold. A Filo German Tornado warplanes such As these took part in the first German combat mis Sion since world War ii during Friday s raids on bosnian serbs near  Friday by willing to be a partner in military action. But the leftist opposition based on a Strong pacifist Streak in the German pub Lic fought in parliament and the courts against military actions abroad. The logjam broke last year. The constitutional court ruled that parliament could approve a military Mission for peacekeeping by a simple majority vote and the opposition social democrats agreed in december that the German military could be used to protect a peace keeping Mission. Germany did t join its allies in putting ground troops on Blue helmet duties in Bosnia feeling that memories of nazi atrocities in the Balkans were too Strong for today s United Germany to take the additional risk. Germany deployed 14 Tornado jets to Sarajevo Piacenza Italy to support the rapid re action Force of British French and dutch troops in Bosnia and also sent a military Field Hospital to split in Croatia and military transport planes to support the allies. The Tornado equipment includes advanced radar detection gear and missiles to take out anti aircraft batteries. It was unclear whether the missiles were fired Friday and it May have been that the German jets flew cover for other coun tries planes on bombing missions. On sept. 1, 1939, Adolf Hitler s army invaded Poland starting world War ii. After the War the Date was made an anti War Day in Germany and on Friday there were Small demonstrations in Frankfurt and in Kassel the organization that cares for German military cemeteries placed wreathes on German Graves and on those of British and russian prisoners of War. The rapid reaction Force arc still actively seeking targets the said of the sol Diers Manning . Heavy artillery of the Hills South of Sarajevo. They will engage All targets on  the Boom of the heavy in guns backed his words v. One of their targets was the air de sense system at Lukavics. A serbian held Sarajevo suburb. The United nations said 91 105-mm shells were fired at that target after the serbs fired an Sa-6 anti aircraft missile from the suburb. . Spokesmen said the rapid re action Force also fired 24 shells at what was believed to be a rocket site being primed for attack at vog Osca North of  -., the announcement of peace talks Fol Lowed intense . Negotiations in the Balkans led by assistant Secretary of state Richard Holbrooke. In Sarajevo Bosnia s Muslim led government sharply criticized the halt with foreign minister Muhamed Sac Irbey calling it "unacceptable.". The stepped up efforts on the Diplo Matic front were coupled with Large scale nato airstrikes on bosnian serbian tar gets.    V"v.-. V the largest offensive in nato history began wednesday in an attempt to Knock out the extensive military installations that have allowed serbs to keep Sarajevo in a stranglehold for 40 months and control 70 percent of the country. \ after 500 missions the planes stopped flying before Dawn said group capt. Tre Vor Murray chief of air operations at nato s Southern Headquarters in Naples sorties have included planes from the United states France Germany the Netherlands Spain Turkey and the United King Dot the vast majority of the us planes involved in the action were from Aviano a Italy he said. All our aircraft returned safely yester Day Murray said. We had no threats from enemy air defense systems and no further instances of shoulder fired mis Siles being launched at our aircraft. . Aircraft in the operation from Avi Ano included close air support from eight air Force l5es, 12 f/18ds and 12 f 16cs. Three ec-130 airborne Battlefield command and control Center aircraft also were involved. Other . Aircraft participating included two ac-130 gunship aircraft at Brindisi Italy air to air refuelling aircraft from Pisa Italy and is tres France and 12 . Navy f/18c fighter aircraft on a Carrier in the Adriatic. Contributing to this report staff writer Marian Hamilton in Naples. Italy.  French peacekeepers part of the . Rapid reaction Force train their Mobile 155 my howitzer on a target on mount i Man oni Nurs  from Page 1. One driving a car with a Little trouble. Also he said his unit was working at maximum capacity. In peacetime the Crews Are to work a maximum of 12 hours with 12 hours off for rest. He said that on these missions they were just barely meeting that Standard. The 11-year air Force Veteran said the bombing Mission 30 minutes from the Aviano base was As different As night and Day from those he flew in the Gulf War. Iraq was More heavily protected with air defense systems such As surface to air missiles. But the mountainous terrain in Bosnia and Herzegovina allows for Small scattered units to hide under Forest canopy the complexity of the Mission was much greater he said. His View of this week s bombing it s unique in the history of modern times an intense humanitarian  . Carry Srtheodore Roosavelt ap/s4s