InvestigationCreated by the Allies 10 years after World War II to help defend Western Europe, the German army was designed to fight as little as possible. Today, Berlin wants to make it 'fit for ...

BERLIN - The German army must undergo significant organisational and personnel reforms to effectively utilise increased defence spending, the country's federal audit institute said on Tuesday in a ...

In March 1940, Giles, being of conscription age, received his call-up papers, but was found to be unfit for military service ... gave Giles his Walther P38 pistol and holster, a ceremonial dagger ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German army has asked several large firms about whether they could provide logistics support if the country needs to deploy soldiers and equipment to NATO's eastern border ...

Lufthansa declined to comment, while Deutsche Bahn said that it was unable to provide details of military logistics. Rheinmetall, which in February struck a deal with the German army to provide ...

STUTTGART, Germany — An aging German military is facing a manpower crisis, with overall troop levels down despite a recruiting effort aimed at building a force to deal with growing security ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses a media conference at the end of an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Havana) Overhauling the military was a key promise of ...

The first Leopard 2 MBT equipped with the Trophy APS was rolled out on 29 October for the German Army. (Bundeswehr/Volker Muth) KNDS Deutschland has ordered 123 Trophy active protection systems ...

Faction: The German Army The First World War Germany was recognised as having the most efficient army in the world. It utilized mass conscription for short-term military service followed by a ...

Faction: The German Army WWII In 1935, Hitler, Fuhrer of Nazi Germany violated the Treaty of Versailles by rebuilding the German army’s strength by bringing in military conscription and rearmament.

The German military has ordered six of the Iris-T SLM systems at a total cost of 950 million euros ($1 million) from manufacturer Diehl Defence, to be delivered by May 2027. Germany, the second ...

Soldiers of the German armed forces Bundeswehr demonstrate the decontamination of military equipment during the German Chancellor's visit at the military part of the airport in Cologne-Wahn, western ...