The plan is to increase its force over the next decade to nearly 500,000 active duty and reservist soldiers, roughly twice ...

September 1, 2025: The German government is once again considering compulsory military service—a draft to address current recruitment shortfalls and anticipated military personnel needs over the next ...

Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius says men of military age in Germany do not need to report lengthy stays abroad.

Dec. 5 (UPI) --The German parliament on Friday voted to introduce voluntary military service as European nations seek to boost readiness postures sparked by Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine.

Under the law, travel approvals must generally be granted and it remains unclear how the rule would be enforced if breached.

Wearing a gas mask, a young man performs a rapid series of push-ups, jumps and squats at the German military's recruiting ...

BERLIN >> Germany’s armed forces are planning how to treat a potential 1,000 wounded troops per day should a large-scale conflict between NATO and Russia break out, and amid long-standing warnings by ...

'We have high expectations', German military chief tells Reuters Role reversal after years of Western soldiers training Ukrainians Ukrainians to share expertise in artillery, engineering and drones ...

FILE PHOTO: Recruits line up for live-fire training during a media day as the German army showcases its new six-month basic training program designed to prepare soldiers for homeland defence and NATO ...

The Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, aims to equip all soldiers with high-performing “Multitarn” camouflage uniforms by 2029. Germany’s Bundeswehr currently has about 280,000 troops in uniform, but ...

From restrictions on free speech to attempts to shut down entire political parties, the German state has increasingly showed ...