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Quadriga 2025

Bundeswehr/Nico Theska

Large-scale exercise

Quadriga 2025

Bundeswehr and NATONorth Atlantic Treaty Organization forces demonstrate their defence readiness

  • Drei Soldaten gehen auf dem Flugfeld zu einem parkenden Flugzeug vom Typ P-8A Poseidon
    New naval aircraft

    P-8A Poseidon – Training in the USA

    The first new maritime patrol reconnaissance aircraft will arrive in Germany this year. The naval aviators have already started training how to …

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An elderly man and two soldiers stand together in front of an Airbus A400M
From 1955 to the Present Day

History

The history of the Bundeswehr has been shaped by radical political change, technical innovation and ever new security challenges.

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Zwei Soldaten auf einem Waffenträger Wiesel im Gelände, im Hintergrund fahren zwei Panzer
Why do we need armed forces?

Mission and Tasks

Since the end of the Cold War, the demands on German security and defence policy have fundamentally changed.

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The Armed Forces and the Civilian Sector

Organization

The Bundeswehr is a unique large-scale organisation. It has more than 260,000 personnel, including women and men in uniform as well as civilian staff.

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Operations

At the moment, German soldiers are deployed in Europe, Asia and Africa, as well as in the Mediterranean.

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Armed Services

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