Merz, whose closest allies are mostly men, refused to adopt Heil’s request. The 69-year-old said he regretted the low number ...

The German military is facing severe personnel shortages, and those who do serve are growing older, the German parliament's commissioner for the armed forces warned in her latest annual report ...

A more ambitious option would be full conscription for all 18-years-olds, male and female, though the Bundeswehr is said to lack the capacity to take on such a huge number of recruits. In an ...

Germany has paved the way a massive increase in defense spending. What does the Bundeswehr need most urgently? https://p.dw.com/p/4sJ1A Chancellor-hopeful Friedrich ...