Status: 02/01/2023 3:20 p.m During a Bundeswehr exercise near Gardelegen in Saxony-Anhalt, a serious incident involving two "Puma" armored personnel carriers occurred. Twelve soldiers were injured, one seriously. The circumstances are currently being investigated. A serious accident occurred in the Bundeswehr combat training center near Gardelegen in Saxony-Anhalt. According to the Bundeswehr, two "Puma" infantry fighting vehicles collided during an exercise. Twelve soldiers were injured, one seriously. Apparently, the two vehicles had collided at high speed. After the accident, first...
opinion conscription debate The Bundeswehr has other concerns than training half-motivated 19-year-olds Nobody has to wear the Bundeswehr uniform if they don't want to. © Robert Schlesinger / DPA War is raging in Europe and some are thinking aloud about the return of conscription. But the arguments against it are the same twelve years after the end as when it was suspended in 2011. When conscription ended twelve and a half years ago, the last troops were withdrawing from Iraq,...
Ein nach Norwegen geflohenes früheres Mitglied der russischen Söldnertruppe Wagner hat die Menschen in der Ukraine um Entschuldigung gebeten. „Für euch bin ich ein Schuft, und ich möchte euch nur bitten zu berücksichtigen, dass ich das erkannt habe, wenn auch verspätet, und dass ich mich gegen all das gewandt habe“, sagte Andrej Medwedew in einem Interview des norwegischen Senders NRK. „Ich bitte euch, mich nicht zu verdammen, und bitte auf jeden Fall um Entschuldigung.“ Medwedew ist in diesem Monat nach...
armed forces Conscription again in Germany? The reservists' association is also in favor of reintroducing conscription: "The Federal Republic of Germany cannot be defended (...) if we don't have conscription." photo © Sina Schuldt/dpa Return to military service is once again being debated. Before a reintroduction, however, some things have to change in the Bundeswehr, according to FDP politician Strack-Zimmermann. The FDP defense politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann sees far-reaching consequences for the economy and society in the event of a return...
The Bundeswehr Operations Command coordinates the foreign operations of the German armed forces. Defense Minister Pistorius dedicates his second visit to the troops to him. Because here, too, the turning point is visible. The weather is not kind to Boris Pistorius this Monday afternoon. It's thundering, it's raining and a violent gust of wind is sweeping across the desolate barracks courtyard near Potsdam when the defense minister appears before the press. He has just spoken to the soldiers in Lebanon,...
military budget What the Bundeswehr spends 50 billion euros a year on The Bundeswehr uses the special fund to finance the purchase of new "Puma" armored personnel carriers © Swen Pförtner / DPA Even before the special fund for the Bundeswehr, the defense budget has been steadily increasing since 2014. But what is the Bundeswehr spending all the money on so far? A look at the military budgets of the past few years. The new Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius...
STORY: On Monday, Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius visited the Bundeswehr Operations Command in Schwielowsee near Potsdam, where the Bundeswehr's foreign operations are managed. He also spoke to the troops in Mali over the phone, the minister told the press. According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Pistorius is considering withdrawing the Bundeswehr from West African Mali before the previously planned date. But before a decision is made, the minister announced on Monday that he wanted to get his own picture on...
Russland verlegt weitere Soldaten in die Grenzregion Kursk. Dem örtlichen Gouverneur zufolge wurde das Gebiet mehrfach von der Ukraine beschossen. Es sei zwar bereits ein ordentliches Kontingent an Militärpersonal, Grenzschützern und Polizisten vor Ort, aber mehr sei nötig, sagt Roman Starowoit der Nachrichtenagentur Interfax zufolge. Russische Truppen sind teilweise von Kursk aus in die Ukraine einmarschiert. Die Gebiete im Nordosten der Ukraine wurden inzwischen aber vom ukrainischen Militär zurückerobert. Kiew hat bereits mehrfach gewarnt, dass Russland einen weiteren Versuch zur...
from Daniel Brössler and Mike Szymanski, BerlinThe deployment of the Bundeswehr in West African Mali may end even earlier than planned. "Staying in Mali until May 2024 makes no sense at all under the current conditions," said Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD). Süddeutsche Zeitung. In November, the federal government had decided to withdraw the Bundeswehr on this date due to significant differences with the country's military government. The "orderly withdrawal" should therefore begin this summer. Pistorius' predecessor Christine Lambrecht...
military Pistorius: 100 billion for the Bundeswehr is not enough Defense Minister Boris Pistorius with soldiers during his inaugural visit to the Bundeswehr at the Altengrabow military training area. photo © Kay Nietfeld/dpa Pool/dpa Since the Russian attack on Ukraine, the Bundeswehr has been entitled to a large special fund. But that should hardly be enough, says the defense minister. The regular budget is also too low. The new Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, does not believe that the Bundeswehr's financial...
