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Prodded by Trump, an uneasy Germany embarks on military expansion
German leaders intend to ramp up defense spending and build the most powerful armed forces in Europe, but shadows of World ...
Germany Wants Recruits. But ‘No One Wants Their Children in the Army.’
Given the country’s past, cultural resistance to becoming a soldier is high. Can leaders change minds to meet a changing ...
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USAG Bavaria RSO commemorates Chaplain Corps 250th Anniversary
TOWER BARRACKS, Germany – The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps was officially established July 29, 1775 at the dawn of the American ...
Germany to Spend Record Amount on Its Military and Infrastructure
The increase was announced hours before a NATO meeting during which member countries are expected to agree to raise military ...
Germany to raise defense spending to 3.5% of GDP in 2029
Germany’s finance minister has vowed to lift the country’s defense spending to 3.5% of gross domestic product in 2029.
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The German Officer Who Died Saving an American Soldier
In the brutal chaos of the Hürtgen Forest, one German officer made an unthinkable choice—risking everything to save a wounded ...
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The ‘German Connection’ in Myanmar’s Civil Wars
Heckler & Koch firearms have played an unheralded and destructive role in the civil wars that have consumed the country since ...
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How Adolf Hitler’s “Operation Barbarossa” Changed the World
Operation Barbarossa transformed Nazi Germany’s war from a one-front struggle, against a weakened Britain and a still-neutral United States, into a two-front conflict. The Eastern Front absorbed as ...