The Armed Forces and the civilian organisational elements The Bundeswehr is a unique large-scale organisation. It has more than 260,000 personnel, including women and men in uniform as well as …

The Bundeswehr has more than 260,000 personnel, including women and men in uniform as well as civilian staff.

Die Bundeswehr ist die Armee Deutschlands. In ihr dienen Soldaten und zivile Beschäftigte. Sie alle unterstehen dem Verteidigungsminister.

The Bundeswehr, which was established in the midst of the tensions arising from the Cold War, became a defensive army in the western alliance, and subsequently, an “Army of Unity” after German …

National and collective defence is the core mission of the Bundeswehr and constitutes the focal point based on which both the personnel and the materiel requirements of the armed forces are defined.

The German Army is the core of the land forces and the carrier of land operations for national and collective defence operations.

The Bundeswehr has successfully monitored maritime areas, participated in training missions, provided logistic and medical support, and conducted combat operations. The Bundeswehr has now …

Defence is the Bundeswehr’s most important mission. While national defence focusses on protecting the population in Germany, the Bundeswehr also engages in collective defence in close cooperation with …

The Bundeswehr supports 744 top athletes, as well as 19 Paralympic athletes and 40 military athletes. More than 40 people in the sports promotion section provide support.

The “fundamental reorientation of the Bundeswehr” meant that the Army was to focus on its core tasks. Support tasks were transferred to the new major organisational elements: the Joint Support and …