The soldiers from the 1st company of the guard battalion are responsible for the salute. In the Julius Leber barracks, after two weeks of basic salute training, they did a "familiarization shoot". The 21st shot was left out. The salute platoon is normally used at the airport when a state guest (first in the state) sets foot on German soil for the first time. 21 shots are fired at the same time. This is based on an old naval tradition: ships arriving at the port had to fire 20 shots to show that their cannons were empty. The port responded with a gunshot to confirm.
Many thanks to the drawing office of the guard battalion for the video material!
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