German Army - Wikipedia
WEBThe German Army (German: Heer, 'army') is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German Bundeswehr together with the Marine (German Navy) and the Luftwaffe (German Air Force).
Bundeswehr - Wikipedia
WEBThe Bundeswehr is divided into a military part (armed forces or Streitkräfte) and a civil part, the military part consisting of the German Army, the German Navy, the German Air Force, the Joint Support Service, the Joint Medical Service, and the Cyber and Information Domain Service.
Structure of the German Army - Wikipedia
WEBThe German Army uses the term "Jäger" to describe its light infantry units and formations. Mountain infantry is designated as Gebirgsjäger, while Paratroopers are designated as Fallschirmjäger.
Homepage - Bundeswehr
WEB21.05.2024. Strausberg. Why do we need armed forces? Mission and Tasks of the Bundeswehr. Since the end of the Cold War, the demands on German security and defence policy have fundamentally changed. Organization. The Bundeswehr is …
Infantry - Bundeswehr
WEBThe infantry is a branch of the Army and belongs to the combat arms. Its soldiers are referred to as infantrymen and women. The infantry includes airborne, mountain infantry and light infantry.
Army - Bundeswehr
WEBThe German Army is the core of the land forces and the carrier of land operations for national and collective defence operations.
WEBThe German Infantry Divisions 1939-1945 The mass of the German army, and above all the field army, consisted in World War II, along with panzer divisions, motorized infantry divisions, antitank divisions (Jägerdivision), mountain divisions (Gebirgsdivision) and such, of infantry divisions.
Germany is building what's expected to become Europe's largest military
WEBMarch 17, 20227:15 AM ET. Heard on Morning Edition. Rob Schmitz. 6-Minute Listen. Playlist. Three days after Russian troops entered Ukraine, German Chancellor Scholz announced Germany would...
HyperWar: Handbook on German Military Forces (Chapter 2)
WEBMar 12, 2017 · The infantry regiments of the Infantry Division, Old Type, may be considered the basic type of German infantry regiments, as their organization remained for all practical purposes unchanged from the beginning of 1940 until the end of 1943.
German Squad Tactics & Organization in World War 2
WEBAug 26, 2016 · The German Infantry Squad in World War 2 for the most part consisted of 1 squad leader and 9 infantry men, thus a total of 10 men.