Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more
×

German army

German Army soldiers next to a 'Fuchs' nuclear, biological and chemical detection tank covered with a decontamination liquid after a drill at the General Jaeger barracks in Sonthofen, southern Germany, November 19, 2001. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher)
August 10, 2026, 7:58 am
In the army, again? 80 years after the Holocaust, Germany’s Jews consider conscription
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine mobilizes unprecedented support for military among young Jews, though many still can’t reconcile themselves with past crimes – or far-right bigotry today
By Joshua Schultheis
PROMOTED CONTENT
February 13, 2023, 9:18 am
The Unwanted: An excerpt
It is September 1939. War has just begun. The Nazis have begun an extermination program: against their own children.
Franco Albrecht, a German army officer accused of planning a neo-Nazi attack, at a Regional Court in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on July 15, 2022. (Boris ROESSLER / POOL / AFP)
July 15, 2022, 3:00 pm
German court sentences ex-soldier to 5 and a half years for far-right terror plot
Prosecutors say Franco Albrecht, 33, is first serviceman in post-war history convicted of attempting terrorist attack
By Sarah Maria Brech and Deborah Cole
German soldiers walk beside tank howitzers 2000 at the Bundeswehr army base in Munster, northern Germany, Feb. 14, 2022. (Martin Meissner/AP)
May 30, 2022, 7:32 am
Germany to rearm with $107 billion military modernization drive amid Russian threat
German government, opposition agree to amend budgetary rules so Berlin can achieve NATO defense spending target ‘on average over several years’
By AFP
German Soldiers at the Bundeswehr airbase in Wunstorf, Germany, on August 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
March 29, 2022, 8:42 pm
How Germany, shaken by Russia’s Ukraine invasion, plans to rebuild its military
Europe’s largest economy goes on spending spree to modernize its sagging army; considers buying armed drones and Arrow 3 missile defense system from Israel
By Mathieu FOULKES
This file photo taken on August 20, 2020, shows a man taking pictures of an Eurofighter jet of the German Air Force on the tarmac of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) airbase in Noervenich, western Germany. (SASCHA SCHUERMANN / AFP)
March 14, 2022, 12:24 pm
Germany looks to buy F-35s, Eurofighters as part of army modernization push
Planned purchases part of German shift in defense strategy following Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has shaken Berlin’s sense of security
By AFP
A man crosses the rails at the former Nazi German death camp of Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland, July 29, 2016. (AP/Alik Keplicz)
June 17, 2021, 7:14 pm
New human remains found near Auschwitz likely of German POWs, experts say
A dozen skulls and several bones turned up near river where German prisoners held by Soviets after World War II were buried
By AP
Soldiers attend an oath-taking ceremony of the German army at the Defence Ministry in Berlin, Germany, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
June 16, 2021, 6:59 am
Germany vows to punish soldiers accused of singing antisemitic songs
Minister’s pledge follows report that troops stationed in Lithuania sang racist songs at a hotel party and that one tried to sexually assault another while he slept
By AFP
Rabbi Mordechai Eliezer (Zsolt) Balla, appointed as the chief rabbi of the German army, speaks to the Kan public broadcaster on June 3, 2021. (Screenshot: YouTube)
June 4, 2021, 12:00 pm
German army taps chief rabbi for 1st time in a century, 76 years after Holocaust
Rabbi Mordechai Eliezer (Zsolt) Balla says he will ‘help all Jews live a Jewish life,’ and will aim to curb far-right extremism; new military rabbinate budgeted 5 million euros
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Soldiers attend an oath-taking ceremony of the German army at the Defence Ministry in Berlin, Germany, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
March 1, 2021, 4:48 pm
German soldier and relatives arrested over far-right extremism, hoarding weapons
Number of reported far-right incidents in German military climbed to 477 last year from 363 in 2019
By AP
Masked soldiers of the German military special commando forces, 'Kommando Spezialkraefte' (KSK), hold their weapons ready as they move along a wall during an exercise in Baumholder, southwestern Germany, in this Sept. 11, 1997. (Hermann J. Knippertz/AP)
October 6, 2020, 8:57 am
Germany to present report on far-right extremism in police, military
Around 300,000 members of security forces fill out anonymous questionnaires in the hope of breaking what unions and experts have called a culture of silence
By Mathieu FOULKES
German soldiers pictured in the German state of Saxony, May 26, 2020. (Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images via JTA)
June 2, 2020, 9:15 am
Rabbis can be military chaplains in Germany for first time since 1930s
Defense Ministry says up to ten ‘pastoral workers of the Jewish faith’ are to serve in armed forces; minister says move shows ‘Jewish life is self-evident in our country’
By Joe Baur
Far-right and neo-Nazi supporters walk through Plauen in eastern Germany, May 1, 2019. (Sebastian Willnow/DPA/AFP via Getty Images/ via JTA)
February 21, 2020, 11:26 am
Switching gears, German authorities focus on alarmingly organized far right
Critics say government concentrated solely on Islamists for too long, as investigations reveal that extremist groups recruit members of security forces who are armed and trained
By Rebecca Spiess
Illustrative: Soldiers of the Special Forces (KSK) of the German army show an exercise in Calw, southwestern Germany, February 5, 2004. (Thomas Kienzle/AP/File)
December 1, 2019, 9:47 pm
German army to suspend elite force member due to far-right, Nazi ties
Suspect, investigated over extremism, allegedly hosted party at which two other soldiers made Nazi salute, which is illegal in Germany
By AFP and ToI Staff
Load More

Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community

Sign in or Register

Paying ToI Community members are invited to comment on articles
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By joining you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Sign in or Register
Only ToI Community members can comment below articles
Forgot your password? / Send me a login link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Join The Times of Israel Community
Commenting is available for paying members of The Times of Israel Community only. Please join our Community to comment and enjoy other Community benefits.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Confirm Mail
Thank you! Now check your email
You are now a member of The Times of Israel Community! We sent you an email with a login link to . Once you're set up, you can start enjoying Community benefits and commenting.
Back to top
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering allows you to manage your newsletters and alerts and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.