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Mission and Tasks of the Bundeswehr. Since the end of the Cold War, the demands on German security and defence policy have fundamentally changed. More.
Die Bundeswehr ist die Armee Deutschlands. In ihr dienen Soldaten und zivile Beschäftigte. Sie alle unterstehen dem Verteidigungsminister.
Mission and Tasks of the Bundeswehr. Since the end of the Cold War, the demands on German security and defence policy have fundamentally changed. More.
The Bundeswehr consists of the armed forces and the Federal Defence Administration. Both elements have their own specific tasks and particular strengths. Only together can they fulfil the Bundeswehr’s mission.
The history of the Bundeswehr stretches from the armed forces in the Cold War era through German reunification to an army on operations.
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 other countries’ armed forces – which may sometimes involve combat on these countries’ territory.
The Bundeswehr was founded just ten years after the end of World War II and Germany’s surrender. However, a new confrontation had already begun. The Cold War helped give rise to the Bundeswehr.
On 3 October 1990, the day of German reunification, the armed forces had almost 600,000 uniformed members and civilian employees. Today, there are about 264,000. An overview of interesting facts and figures about the Bundeswehr.
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 completed almost 50 operations abroad.