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An undated handout photo of an autonomous unmanned BlueWhale submarine. (Israel Aerospace Industries)
February 26, 2026, 2:49 am
Israel delivers unmanned spy submarine to German military
Dubbed BlueWhale, the Israeli-made underwater drone has been made specifically for Germany and tested in the Baltic Sea, which has been a flashpoint for NATO-Russia tensions
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
Illustrative: A Leopard 2 tank during a demonstration by the German military near Hannover, Germany, September 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)
January 19, 2023, 11:58 am
Zelensky: German hesitancy to supply Ukraine with tanks is not ‘the right strategy’
Speaking to Davos via video, Ukrainian president reiterates intention to reclaim Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014: ‘Give us your weapons and we will bring our land back’
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
In this photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on January 26, 2022, a Russian self-propelled gun rolls during a military exercising at a training ground in Rostov region, Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
January 27, 2022, 2:51 am
Ukraine mocks ‘joke’ German offer to send 5,000 helmets amid Russia invasion fears
Berlin is refusing to send weapons, warning it would inflame tensions with Moscow; ‘What will Germany send next? Pillows?’ asks Kyiv mayor
By AFP
Zsolt Balla, state rabbi of Saxony, stands in the synagogue in Leipzig, Germany, on June 21, 2021, after his induction into the office of Military Rabbi of the Armed Forces. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)
June 21, 2021, 9:56 pm
German military installs its first rabbi in a century
Hungarian-born Rabbi Zsolt Balla says he feels a ‘historic responsibility’ to serve Jewish soldiers
By AFP
Rabbi Mordechai Eliezer Balla at the biennial convention of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) in Antwerp in May 2019. (Photo by Eli Itkin)
June 12, 2021, 8:55 am
Germany’s 1st post-WWII military rabbi aims to open door to more Jewish recruits
The son of a Holocaust survivor, Rabbi Mordechai Balla says one of the most important aspects of his new job is educating non-Jewish soldiers while ministering to all faiths’ needs
By Yaakov Schwartz
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
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, German Minister of Defense, delivers her speech at the Ploetzense Lake Memorial in memory of those murdered in the resistance against the Nazis in Berlin, Germany, Monday, July 20, 2020. The day commemorates the failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)
July 21, 2020, 1:14 am
German defense minister calls anti-Hitler plotters a model for today’s military
76 years after Claus von Stauffenberg’s failed assassination attempt, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer says right-wing soldiers who admire Nazi-era Wehrmacht have no place in German army
By AP
Paratroopers from the KSK (Kommando Spezialkraefte) special unit of Germany's armed forces taking part in a military exercise in Ahrenvioelfeld, northern Germany. (Carsten Rehder/dpa/AFP)
July 1, 2020, 4:40 am
Germany shakes up elite army force over far-right links
Top commando unit to be partially dissolved due to extremism, ‘toxic leadership,’ defense minister says
By Femke COLBORNE
President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany Josef Schuster (center) attends the 'Gemeindetag 2019' meeting of Jewish organizations and members of Jewish communities from all over the country, where he and the German defense minister signed an agreement on the implementation of a Jewish military chaplaincy within the German armed forces Bundeswehr on December 20, 2019 in Berlin. (Photo by Gregor Fischer / dpa / AFP)
December 20, 2019, 8:38 pm
Germany signs accord to reintroduce military rabbis after more than a century
Defense chief says agreement ‘a strong sign for Jewish life’ in the country; move expected to be approved by parliament early next year
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)
December 11, 2019, 6:21 pm
After 100 years, Germany to reinstate military rabbis
German defense minister says move shows commitment to Jewish life in country; 300 Jews estimated to be in army
By Agencies
Illustrative: A member of historical military clubs wearing Nazi German uniform speaks prior to a World War II battle reconstruction during a military show 50 km (31 miles) north of Novgorod, Russia, Sunday, April 9, 2017. (AP/Dmitri Lovetsky)
November 28, 2019, 5:09 am
German army sorry for ‘retro’ Nazi uniform post
Bundeswehr apologizes for ‘unsuitable caption’ on picture of World War II uniform as part of photo essay
By AFP
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, talks to soldiers of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) after an exercise in Munster, Germany, May 20, 2019. In 2019 Germany will be in charge for the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force. (Christophe Gateau/dpa via AP)
July 7, 2019, 8:41 pm
Germans divided as US calls on Berlin to send ground forces to Syria
Majority oppose sending soldiers to replace American troops, but some say Germany needs to look after its own security
By AFP
In this photo taken on February 18, 2016, German military experts work on an army vehicle at a workshop for Peshmerga forces, in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. (SAFIN HAMED / AFP)
May 15, 2019, 5:56 pm
German army halts Iraq military training amid Iran tensions
Berlin says ‘no concrete threat’ against its forces in the region, but decision comes after State Department orders non-emergency US embassy staff to leave Baghdad and Erbil
By Agencies
Soldiers of the Bundeswehr arrive for the state visit of a foreign leader at the Chancellery on March 13, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images via JTA)
April 4, 2019, 9:20 am
Germany’s military to have Jewish chaplains for first time in a century
Defense Ministry announces reform that will see military rabbis appointed to serve approximately 300 Jews in the Bundeswehr
By Toby Axelrod
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