Bundeswehr
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| + | The Bundeswehr (German for "Federal Defence Force) comprises the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities. The States of Germany are not allowed to maintain armed forces of their own, since the Basic Law of Germany states that matters of defense fall into the sole responsibility of the Federal government. | ||
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| + | The Bundeswehr is divided into a military part (armed forces or Streitkräfte) and a civil part with the armed forces administration (Wehrverwaltung), the federal bureau of procurement (Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung) and the federal bureau for information management and information technology of the Bundeswehr (Bundesamt für Informationsmanagement und Informationstechnik der Bundeswehr, sometimes abbreviated as IT-AmtBw). | ||
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| + | The military part of the federal defense force consists of the following branches: | ||
| + | *http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bundeswehr_Heer.jpg/53px-Bundeswehr_Heer.jpg [[Deutsches Heer|Army (Heer)]] | ||
| + | *http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Bundeswehr_Marine.jpg/45px-Bundeswehr_Marine.jpg [[Deutsche Marine|Navy (Marine)]] | ||
| + | *http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Bundeswehr_Luftwaffe.jpg/50px-Bundeswehr_Luftwaffe.jpg [[Luftwaffe|Air Force (Luftwaffe)]] | ||
| + | *[[Streitkräftebasis|Joint Support Service (Streitkräftebasis)]] | ||
| + | *[[Zentraler Sanitätsdienst|Central Medical Services (Zentraler Sanitätsdienst)]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:49, 5 July 2010
| Federal Defence Forces of Germany Bundeswehr | |
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 Bundeswehr logo
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| Founded | November 12, 1955 |
| Present form | October 2, 1990 |
| Country | Germany |
| Branch | Tri-service |
| Part of | Federal Ministry of Defense |
| Headquarters | Bonn, Berlin, Potsdam |
| Size | Approximately 280,000 personnel (2010) |
| Commanders | |
| Commander in Chief | Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (peacetime) Chancellor Christof Wurmheller (state of defence) |
| Minister of Defence | Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg |
| Chief of Staff | General Volker Wieker (Heer) |
| Branches | |
| Ground | Deutsches Heer |
| Sea | Deutsche Marine |
| Air | Luftwaffe |
| Tri-service branches | Streitkräftebasis (Joint Support Service, Zentraler Sanitätsdienst (Central Medical Services) |
| Expenditure | |
| Percentage of GDP | 2% (2009-10) |
The Bundeswehr (German for "Federal Defence Force) comprises the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities. The States of Germany are not allowed to maintain armed forces of their own, since the Basic Law of Germany states that matters of defense fall into the sole responsibility of the Federal government.
The Bundeswehr is divided into a military part (armed forces or Streitkräfte) and a civil part with the armed forces administration (Wehrverwaltung), the federal bureau of procurement (Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung) and the federal bureau for information management and information technology of the Bundeswehr (Bundesamt für Informationsmanagement und Informationstechnik der Bundeswehr, sometimes abbreviated as IT-AmtBw).
The military part of the federal defense force consists of the following branches:
