“We’ve decided to conduct a joint small arms training with our German partners in order to develop interoperability, ...

The German army has been rocked by widening revelations about far-right sympathizers in its ranks and a lingering devotion to the Nazi-era Wehrmacht. So how does the Bundeswehr deal with its history?

Recruits attend a tank destruction exercise in the field at the Westfalen-Kaserne barracks of the German armed forces in Ahlen, western Germany on Nov. 13, 2025. (Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images) ...

“The Bundeswehr, the army that I am allowed to lead, is more or less depleted,” wrote General Alfons Mais, chief of the German army, on the day Russia attacked Ukraine, in an emotional post on social ...

Germany's military, the Bundeswehr, is currently on a spending spree: they have more than €108 billion ($129 billion) at their disposal this year — a gigantic, unprecedented sum. This is being ...

NATO was created to act as a bulwark against the Soviet Union. In it, the West German army trained for defense against attacks from the east. Three decades later, the threat is once again coming from ...

MUNICH, Germany -- Soldiers from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade and 7th Army Training Command united with Bundeswehr allies for a dynamic celebration of German military capability held June 17 in ...

BERLIN — Fighter jets and helicopters that don’t fly. Ships and submarines that can’t sail. Severe shortages of everything from ammunition to underwear. If it sounds like an exaggeration to compare ...

The Bundeswehr has ordered 1,500 Wolf 2 vehicles, with an option for up to 4,300 more and testing under way. (Bundeswehr/Christoph Kassette) The Bundeswehr announced on its website on 7 August that it ...

Last September, while Ukrainian troops were battling pro-Russian separatists on the eastern edges of Europe, a German battalion participated in a NATO exercise in Norway. They didn’t have any weapons ...

The Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) is also an SAP customer and has to manage the transition to SAP's new generation S4/HANA. However, this is apparently not going as planned, as information transfer ...