12 Facts About Bundeswehr

Bundeswehr is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The Bundeswehr is divided into a military part and a civil part, the military part consisting of the German Army, the German Navy, the German Air Force, the Joint Support Service, the Joint Medical Service, and the Cyber and Information Domain Service.

Name Bundeswehr was first proposed by former Wehrmacht general and Liberal politician Hasso von Manteuffel.

One of the most visible traditions of the modern Bundeswehr is the Großer Zapfenstreich; this is a form of military tattoo that has its origins in the landsknecht era.

Recruits from the Bundeswehr's Wachbataillon make their vow at the Bendlerblock in Berlin.

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Bundeswehr was officially established on the 200th birthday of Scharnhorst on 12 November 1955.

Personnel remaining in the Bundeswehr were awarded new contracts and new ranks, dependent on their individual qualification and experience.

In 2016, the Bundeswehr created its youngest branch the Cyber and Information Space Command.

Since the early 1990s the Bundeswehr has become more and more engaged in international operations in and around the former Yugoslavia, and in other parts of the world like Cambodia or Somalia.

In support of Allied stabilization efforts in Iraq, the Bundeswehr is training the new Iraqi security forces in locations outside Iraq, such as the United Arab Emirates and Germany.

Since 1994, the Bundeswehr has lost about 100 troops in foreign deployments, including in Afghanistan.

The career centers of the Bundeswehr are the armed forces main way of presenting itself as a nationwide employer for both military and civilian careers.