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In 2008, the country introduced a new military decoration for bravery, which gave troops the honor for the first time since World War II, and in 2009 a memorial to soldiers who died while serving in the Bundeswehr was built at the Defense Ministry. Yet a holiday such as this has not occurred since its creation.
Annual event in June is designed to make service in volunteer army more attractive amid looming threats
The new Bundeswehr is to become "war-ready" and flexible, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said as he announced his plans to restructure the German army. It will not be easy.
Berlin-based military journalist and expert Thomas Wiegold knows about all German missions abroad ever, and he follows t...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is reluctant to provide the powerful weapons to Kyiv amid fears of a wider escalation with Russia. DW has more.