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.


Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
commanderInChief Federal President of Germany
conscriptionStatus conscription suspended in 2011
controlledBy Federal Republic of 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
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
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
Marine
Streitkräftebasis
Zentraler Sanitätsdienst
subordinateTo Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)
typeOfForces professional military

Referenced by (40)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Condor Legion ("German Armed Forces")
Cyber and Information Domain Service
Cyber- und Informationsraum
Friedrich Obleser
German Air Force
German Army
German Navy
Inspector General of the Bundeswehr
Joint Support Service (Germany)
Streitkräftebasis
Zentraler Sanitätsdienst
partOf
Leopard 1
Leopard 2
M48 Patton tank
STANAG magazine ("German Armed Forces")
Schloss Oranienstein
usedBy
Cyber- und Informationsraum
German Army ("German Armed Forces")
Joint Support Service (Germany)
Streitkräftebasis
militaryBranchOf
Nationale Volksarmee
Wehrmacht
followedBy
Bundeswehr
Bundeswehr ("Streitkräfte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland")
officialName
Innere Führung
appliesTo
Armed Forces of Luxembourg ("German Armed Forces")
cooperatesWith
Cyber and Information Domain Service ("IT units of the Bundeswehr")
hasComponent
Defence Committee
hasJurisdictionOver
United Nations Command ("Armed Forces of Germany (medical support)")
hasMember
Inspector General of the Bundeswehr
isTheHighestRankingOfficerOf
Walter Krupinski
memberOf
Heckler & Koch ("German Armed Forces")
notableCustomer
Luftwaffe Museum of Military History
operatedBy
Gatow Airfield
operator
Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)
oversees
Nationale Volksarmee
primaryOpponent
Joint Medical Service (Germany)
serviceBranchOf
East German National People's Army ("Bundeswehr (integration of personnel and materiel after reunification)")
successor
Nationale Volksarmee
successorUnitIntegratedInto
Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany) ("German Armed Forces rank structure")
uses

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