Toshiba Europe GmbH, headquartered in Neuss, Germany, is a fully owned subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, Tokyo.

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The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Hannover, Germany.

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Deutsche Telekom AG is a German corporation headquartered in Bonn, Germany.

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It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany.

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For now, the command will be headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, rather than in any African country -- a decision that itself speaks volumes about the region's instability.

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The 2, 600 troops, part of the Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Force (AARC) headquartered in Rheindahlen, Germany, could be ready to take up position as early as Sunday.

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