In the 30 years since the end of the Cold War, the German military, known as the Bundeswehr, has been under-funded and ...

Despite Berlin's plans to boost its military forces, the Bundeswehr still falls woefully short of filling its ranks, a new report says. Defense Commissioner Eva Högl has called for a new and improved ...

Universal military service. Dividing the German peace-time army (limited to 100,000 men by the Versailles Treaty) into twelve army corps and thirty-six divisions (480,000 men).

The agreement between Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor, and his potential coalition partners also includes big new infrastructure spending. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Berlin Ever ...

“Do you think you can trust Putin?” German Brig. Gen. Ralf Hammerstein asks with a wry smile. It’s a rhetorical question to which most of Europe would give the same answer – no. As the ...

The German parliament's commissioner for the armed forces urged a rapid rebuilding of the country's registration system for possible military conscription in an annual report released on Tuesday.

Despite Berlin's plans to boost its military forces, the Bundeswehr still falls woefully short of filling its ranks, a new report says. Defense Commissioner Eva Högl has called for a new and ...