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. More
The Bundeswehr has more than 260,000 personnel, including women and men in uniform as well as civilian staff. Together, they often carry out dangerous duties at home and abroad. Operations are always based on political mandates.
The Bundeswehr will have adopted its new structure by April 2025. The intention to turn the Cyber and Information Domain Service –previously a major organisational element – into a fourth service alongside the Army, the Navy and the Air Force has already been implemented.
The German Army is the largest service in the Bundeswehr. It is the mainstay of land operations and operations of airmobile and air-mechanised forces to protect Germany and its citizens.
Bundeswehr Medical Service; Cyber and Information Domain Service; Joint Support and Enabling Service; Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support; Infrastructure, Environmental Protection and Services; Further FMOD-departments; Back to: …
Bundeswehr Medical Service; Cyber and Information Domain Service; Joint Support and Enabling Service; Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support; Infrastructure, Environmental Protection and Services; Further FMOD-departments; Back to: …
Defence is the Bundeswehr’s most important mission. While national defence focusses on protecting the population in Germany, the Bundeswehr also engages in collective defence in close cooperation with other countries’ armed forces – which may sometimes involve combat on these countries’ territory.
While the Bundeswehr has a wide variety of uniforms, there is one that every soldier wears at least once during their service period – battle dress. A combat helmet, load-carrying equipment with pockets, gloves and a weapon round out field dress.