Germany is abandoning seven decades of military restraint. This week, the country unveiled its most ambitious defense strategy since 1945. It outlines plans to increase active-duty forces to 260,000 ...

Demonstrators stand behind soldiers at the public roll call of the Army Officers' School on Theaterplatz and hold a banner with the slogan "No recruiting to die," on Feb. 11 2026, in Dresden, Germany.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO - Recruits gather at the Bendlerblock for the ceremonial oath-taking ceremony for female and male recruits of the ...

German kebab shops want you for the country’s army: German citizens can now join the Bundeswehr’s medical service by scanning QR codes on street-food wrappers nationwide. A defense ministry ...

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German Military Rocked by Abuse Reports as Recruitment Drive Starts BERLIN, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Germany's military has been rocked by ‌reports of widespread sexual harassment and right-wing ‌extremism ...

Wearing a gas mask, a young man performs a rapid series of push-ups, jumps and squats at the German military's recruiting booth at FIBO, the world's largest fitness expo, held in Cologne. Germany ...

Demonstrators stand behind soldiers at the public roll call of the Army Officers' School on Theaterplatz and hold a banner with the slogan "No recruiting to die," on Feb. 11 2026, in Dresden, Germany.

Thousands of German teenagers skipped school Thursday to join protests against a stepped-up military recruitment drive that many fear may in future involve a form of conscription. About 3,000 students ...