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    The Bundeswehr (German: [ˈbʊndəsˌveːɐ̯] , literally Federal Defence) is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Bundeswehr is divided...
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    the aerial warfare branch of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of Germany. The German Air Force (as part of the Bundeswehr) was founded in 1956 during the...
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  • The rank insignia of the Federal Defence Forces (Bundeswehr) indicate rank and branch of service in the German Army (Heer), German Air Force (Luftwaffe)...
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  • the Bundeswehr [de] List of Bundeswehr ammunition [de] List of wheeled vehicles of the Bundeswehr [de] List of tracked vehicles of the Bundeswehr [de]...
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    Decorations of Honour of the Bundeswehr (German: Ehrenzeichen der Bundeswehr) are a series of military decorations of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the...
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  • Bundeswehr – Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow (Bundeswehr Museum of Military History – Berlin-Gatow Airfield; formally known as Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr)...
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    over the German Bundeswehr's use of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel as its role model. Numerous critics take issue with the Bundeswehr's reverence towards...
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    Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Karstjäger Upon the creation of the Bundeswehr in 1956, the mountain infantry returned as a distinctive arm of the West...
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  • The ranks of the German Armed Forces, (in German: Bundeswehr), were set up by the President with the Anordnung des Bundespräsidenten über die Dienstgradbezeichnungen...
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    The Bundeswehr Military History Museum (German: Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr (MHMBw)) is the military museum of the German Armed Forces,...
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    rifle chambered in 7.62×51mm. The G36 was accepted into service with the Bundeswehr in 1997. Since then, it has been a popular export, and has seen active...
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    is based in Oldenburg. In the course of the last reorganisation of the Bundeswehr it became part of the Heavy Forces. The division is equipped and trained...
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    The Inspector General of the Bundeswehr (German: Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr, GenInspBw), is the highest-ranking military position held by a commissioned...
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    The Bundeswehrfeuerwehr is a fire fighting department of Bundeswehr, the armed forces of Germany. With over 3,000 employees, it is the second largest professional...
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    The communications systems of the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) include the strategic communication, information systems for the command and control...
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    German Army (category Bundeswehr)
    German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German Bundeswehr together with the Marine (German Navy) and the Luftwaffe (German Air Force)...
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    vehicles for the army. Covering all weight classes and mobility levels, the Bundeswehrʼs second-generation requirement originally called for 62,000 vehicles (of...
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    the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) as a replacement for the G36, making it the first service rifle used by the Bundeswehr produced by a company other...
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  • Bundeswehr or the Luftwaffe. In 2010, the German forces decided to retire the last 90 Flakpanzer Gepard. In 2012, the air defense of the Bundeswehr was...
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    four distinct camouflage patterns were tested during Bundeswehr Truppenversuch 76 ("Bundeswehr Troop Trial 76"). These were based on patterns in nature:...
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    There were originally two types of soldiers serving in the Bundeswehr (Federal Defence): regular units and conscripts. Consequently, there were also two...
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  • Panzerdivision) is an armoured division of the German Army, part of the Bundeswehr. Its staff is based at Veitshöchheim. The division is a unit of the German...
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    German Navy (category Bundeswehr)
    Deutsche Marine, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃə maˈʁiːnə] ) is part of the unified Bundeswehr (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally...
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    The Bundeswehr Command and Staff College (German: Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr, FüAkBw) is the General Staff College (Senior Military Academy) of the...
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    University of the Bundeswehr Munich (German: Universität der Bundeswehr München, UniBw München) is one of two research universities in Germany at federal...
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    "Personalzahlen" (in German). Bundeswehr. Retrieved 31 July 2024. "Ausblick: Die Bundeswehr der Zukunft" (in German). Bundeswehr. Archived from the original...
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    List of active German Navy ships (category Bundeswehr)
    the Bundeswehr [de] List of Bundeswehr ammunition [de] List of wheeled vehicles of the Bundeswehr [de] List of tracked vehicles of the Bundeswehr [de]...
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    highest-ranking military officer in the Bundeswehr is the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr (German: Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr). The current Federal Minister...
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    a West German armoured formation. It was part of the III Corps of the Bundeswehr, which also incorporated in 1985 the 5th Panzer Division and 2nd Panzergrenadier...
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    produced by Rheinmetall. The Wiesel has been used in several of the Bundeswehr's missions abroad (UNOSOM II, IFOR, SFOR, KFOR, TFH, ISAF). The Wiesel...
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