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 President of Germany
surface form: Federal President of Germany
conscriptionStatus conscription suspended in 2011
controlledBy Germany
surface form: 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 NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
militaryAge voluntary service from age 17
militaryDoctrine Innere Führung
motto Wir. Dienen. Deutschland.
notableOperation EUTM Mali
International Security Assistance Force
surface form: ISAF mission in Afghanistan

KFOR mission in Kosovo
surface form: KFOR in Kosovo

UNIFIL off the coast of Lebanon
officialName Bundeswehr self-link
Bundeswehr self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
German Air Force
surface form: Luftwaffe

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

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HK G3 series standardServiceRifleOf Bundeswehr
this entity surface form: West German Bundeswehr
G36 series standardIssueFor Bundeswehr
this entity surface form: Bundeswehr (historically)
MG4 light machine gun usedBy Bundeswehr
G3 battle rifle usedBy Bundeswehr
Dingo armored vehicle usedBy Bundeswehr
Pionierpanzer 2 usedBy Bundeswehr
FAL usedBy Bundeswehr
subject surface form: FN FAL
this entity surface form: West German Bundeswehr
Puma infantry fighting vehicle systems operator Bundeswehr
subject surface form: Puma infantry fighting vehicle
MTU MB 838 CaM 500 diesel engine usedBy Bundeswehr
subject surface form: MTU MB 838 CaM 500
Bergepanzer 2 usedBy Bundeswehr
Oberstleutnant usedIn Bundeswehr
MG 1 inServiceWith Bundeswehr
MG 1 standardMachineGunOf Bundeswehr
MG 3 usedBy Bundeswehr
MG 3 standardIssueFor Bundeswehr
this entity surface form: Bundeswehr infantry units
German military alsoKnownAs Bundeswehr
German military successor Bundeswehr
Dornier Do 27 primaryUser Bundeswehr
Boelcke-Kaserne (named in his honor) usedBy Bundeswehr
subject surface form: Boelcke-Kaserne
BMVg oversees Bundeswehr
subject surface form: Bundesministerium der Verteidigung
Hardthöhe, Bonn usedBy Bundeswehr
Army Command (Bundeswehr) partOf Bundeswehr
GenInspBw appliesTo Bundeswehr
GenInspBw jurisdiction Bundeswehr
GenInspBw usedBy Bundeswehr
Inspector of the Navy partOf Bundeswehr
SKB partOf Bundeswehr
SKB militaryBranchOf Bundeswehr