German Armed Forces

German police probe 8 document fraud cases among new Afghan arrivals
April 17, 2025
The German Federal Police are investigating several Afghans who entered the country with a promise of admission for possible document fraud.Preliminary investigations have been launched in eight cases for...
Official warns German military needs thousands more soldiers
December 29, 2024
Germany needs to focus on recruiting personnel for its defence forces, the parliamentary commissioner for the country's armed forces has said.Eva Högl told dpa the country needs about 20,000...
Germany’s Pistorius says for Russia ‘Ukraine is only the beginning’
September 26, 2024
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius issued a stark warning about the dangers of Russian rearmament on Thursday, calling the Kremlin's assault on Ukraine a "wake-up call" to the West...
Germany’s Scholz says armed forces at heart of ‘democratic society’
July 20, 2024
Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday said the country's armed forces belong in the "centre of [Germany's] democratic society," as the country marked the 80th anniversary of the assassination attempt...
5 killed after floods engulf southern Germany
June 4, 2024
Five people have died and thousands were evacuated in southern Germany after heavy rainfall hit the region and caused vast floods, prompting warnings from senior officials that the climate...