German Army
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land warfare branch of Germany's military since 1955
Key facts
- Founded
- 12 November 1955 ; 70 years ago ( 12 November 1955 )
- Country
- Germany
- Type
- Army
- Role
- Land warfare
- Size
- 63,047 men (2024)
- Part of
- Bundeswehr
- Army command
- Strausberg , Brandenburg
- Mottos
- Schützen, helfen, vermitteln, kämpfen ('Protect, help, moderate, fight')
- Anniversaries
- 12 November
- Equipment
- List of equipment
- Engagements
- United Nations Operations in Somalia IFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1995–96 Operation Libelle Kosovo War Battle of Tetovo 1999 East Timorese crisis Operation Essential Harvest War in Afghanistan North Kosovo Crisis
- Decorations
- Awards and decorations
- Website
- deutschesheer .de
- Federal chancellor
- Friedrich Merz
- Minister of defence
- Boris Pistorius
- Inspector general
- General Carsten Breuer
- Inspector of the army
- Lieutenant General Christian Freuding
- Attack helicopter
- Eurocopter Tiger
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Deutsches Heer
Das Heer ist neben Marine, Luftwaffe, Cyber- und Informationsraum eine der vier Teilstreitkräfte der Bundeswehr.
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Encyclopedic overview
The German Army (German: Heer, lit. 'army') is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day 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). As of 2024, the German Army had a strength of 63,047 soldiers.
History
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