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Kryzys Bundeswehry po zjednoczeniu Niemiec

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Rydel J.

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Politologica

2020

issue 24

152-165

The Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, which was one of the strongest armies in NATO during the Cold War, is currently in serious crisis. After the reunification of Germany, the number of soldiers was quickly reduced and the defence spending dropped to 1.2 percent of the GDP. In 2004, the doctrine of using the Bundeswehr changed too. It was concluded that there was no risk of an attack on the German territory, so general conscription was abandoned and the supplies of weapons and ammunition needed for mobilization were liquidated. The army was to specialise in peace and stabilisation missions in endangered areas of the world. However, at present, Germany has far fewer soldiers on missions than, for example, France and Great Britain, and it consistently refrains from joining missions during which it is likely to participate in real combat operations. At present, the German army does not have a single brigade capable of taking part in a combat, and a small number of Luftwaffe airplanes and helicopters are technically sound, including Marine vessels. The situation of the Bundeswehr is complicated by the widespread pacifism in German society and the resulting lack of trust in, and aversion to the military.

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1 Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Politologica

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Kryzys Bundeswehry po zjednoczeniu Niemiec