West German Army
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The West German Army was the land warfare branch of the Federal Republic of Germany’s armed forces during the Cold War, integrated into NATO and focused on defending Western Europe against potential Warsaw Pact aggression.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | army ⓘ |
| alliance |
NATO
ⓘ
NATO ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Bundeswehr Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heer der Bundeswehr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilianControl | Federal Ministry of Defence of West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentOf | NATO Central Army Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensiveOrientation | conventional warfare ⓘ |
| doctrine | forward defense ⓘ |
| equipmentStandardizationWith | other NATO armies ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratedInto | NATO command structure ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOf | Federal Republic of Germany Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBloc | Warsaw Pact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bundeswehr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystemOfCountry | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| primaryAdversary |
East German National People’s Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
defense against Warsaw Pact aggression
ⓘ
defense of Western Europe ⓘ |
| primaryRole | land warfare ⓘ |
| regionOfOperations | Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standard | NATO standards and procedures ⓘ |
| status | historical military organization ⓘ |
| successor | unified German Army of the Bundeswehr after reunification ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War era ⓘ |
| type | professional military force ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.