Bundeswehr

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The Bundeswehr is the unified armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, established in 1955 as a modern, democratically controlled military.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
commanderInChief Federal President of Germany
conscriptionStatus conscription suspended in 2011
controlledBy Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: Germany
coreMission collective defense within NATO
homeland security support
international crisis management
national defense of Germany
country Germany
dayToDayCommander Federal Minister of Defence
foundingContext rearmament of West Germany after World War II
governedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
hasCommanderRole Inspector General of the Bundeswehr
hasPart Cyber and Information Domain Service (Germany)
German Air Force
German Army
German Navy
Joint Medical Service (Germany)
Joint Support Service (Germany)
headquartersLocation Berlin
Bonn
inception 1955
inceptionDate 1955-11-12
legalForm federal institution under public law
memberOf North Atlantic Treaty Organization
linked to: NATO
militaryAge voluntary service from age 17
militaryDoctrine Innere Führung
motto Wir. Dienen. Deutschland.
notableOperation EUTM Mali
ISAF mission in Afghanistan
KFOR in Kosovo
UNIFIL off the coast of Lebanon
officialName Bundeswehr
Streitkräfte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
linked to: Bundeswehr
operatesIn Germany
international missions abroad
participatesIn EU Battlegroups
NATO Response Force
partOf NATO
precededBy no direct predecessor in West Germany
primaryLanguage German
replaced Nationale Volksarmee
replaces Nationale Volksarmee after German reunification
serviceBranch Cyber- und Informationsraum
Heer
Luftwaffe
linked to: German Air Force

Marine
Streitkräftebasis
Zentraler Sanitätsdienst
subordinateTo Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)
typeOfForces professional military

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Wehrmacht followedBy Bundeswehr
Leopard 2 usedBy Bundeswehr
subject linked to: Leopard 2 main battle tank
United Nations Command hasMember Armed Forces of Germany (medical support)
linked to: Bundeswehr
Gatow Airfield operator Bundeswehr
Condor Legion partOf German Armed Forces
linked to: Bundeswehr
Bundeswehr officialName Bundeswehr
Bundeswehr officialName Streitkräfte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
linked to: Bundeswehr
STANAG magazine usedBy German Armed Forces
linked to: Bundeswehr
Heckler & Koch notableCustomer German Armed Forces
linked to: Bundeswehr
Leopard 1 usedBy Bundeswehr
Armed Forces of Luxembourg cooperatesWith German Armed Forces
linked to: Bundeswehr
Walter Krupinski memberOf Bundeswehr
German Army partOf Bundeswehr
German Army militaryBranchOf German Armed Forces
linked to: Bundeswehr
East German National People's Army successor Bundeswehr (integration of personnel and materiel after reunification)
linked to: Bundeswehr
M48 Patton tank usedBy Bundeswehr
Friedrich Obleser partOf Bundeswehr
Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany) uses German Armed Forces rank structure
linked to: Bundeswehr
Nationale Volksarmee followedBy Bundeswehr
German Navy partOf Bundeswehr
Cyber and Information Domain Service partOf Bundeswehr
Cyber and Information Domain Service hasComponent IT units of the Bundeswehr
linked to: Bundeswehr
Streitkräftebasis partOf Bundeswehr
Zentraler Sanitätsdienst partOf Bundeswehr
Innere Führung appliesTo Bundeswehr
German Air Force partOf Bundeswehr
Schloss Oranienstein usedBy Bundeswehr
Generalleutnant usedIn Bundeswehr
Celle Air Base operatedBy Bundeswehr
British Army of the Rhine cooperatedWith Bundeswehr
HK G3 series usedBy Bundeswehr