Federal Defence Forces of Germany Bundeswehr |
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Insignia of the Bundeswehr |
Established | November 12, 1955 |
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Current form | October 2, 1990 |
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Parts | Heer (Army) Marine (Navy) Luftwaffe (Air Force) Streitkräftebasis (Joint Support Service) Zentraler Sanitätsdienst (Central Medical Services) |
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Headquarters | Bonn, Berlin and Potsdam |
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Leadership |
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Commander-in-Chief | Defence Minister Thomas de Maizière after declaration of state of defence: Chancellor Angela Merkel |
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Minister of Defense | Thomas de Maizière |
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Chief of staff | General Volker Wieker (Heer) |
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Serving soldiers |
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Military age | 17 |
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Conscription | No (Suspended on 1 July 2011) |
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Available to be a soldier | 19,594,118 (2009 est.), age 17–49 |
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Fit to be a soldier | 15,747,493 (2009 est.), age 17–49 |
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Reaching military age annually | 445,048 (2009 est.) |
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Active employees/soldiers | 207,247 active |
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Reserve personnel | 200,000 reserves |
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Expenditures |
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Budget | € 31.1 billion (FY09) |
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Percent of GDP | 1.5% (FY09) |
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Industry |
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Suppliers from inland | EADS Heckler & Koch Rheinmetall Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Walther arms ThyssenKrupp |
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Suppliers from foreign countries | European Union United States |
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Annual imports | Volume of about $1 bln (2009 est.) |
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Annual exports | Volume of about $9 bln (2009 est.) |
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