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In peacetime the Bundeswehr is commanded by the Chancellor. True or False?
False. In peacetime the Minister of Defense is the commander-in-chief, in a
state of defense the Chancellor takes over.
The name Bundeswehr was first proposed by former Wehrmacht general and Liberal politician Hasso von Manteuffel. True or False?
True.
The Bundeswehr was founded in 1955. True or False?
True.
German soldiers have been sent abroad since a ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court in 1994 which paved the way for out-of-area missions. True or False?
True.
Women have been allowed in the medical service of the Bundeswehr since 1975. True or False?
True.
The Nationale Volksarmee was dissolved in 1989 (when Germany was reunited). True or False?
False. It was in 1990.
At the time of reunification, the German military boasted a manpower of some 585,000 soldiers. True or False?
True.
Since 1990 women have been serving in all functions of service without any restrictions. True or False?
False. Since 2001.
Germany has been having its own special forces, the Special Forces Command since 1996. True or False?
True.
In 1994 Verena von Weymarn became the first woman ever to reach the rank of general in the German Armed Forces. True or False?
True. She became Surgeon General of the Air Force.
Compulsory conscription was suspended – not abolished – in January 2009. True or False?
False. It was in 2011.
Bundeswehr operations can be carried out without the approval of the German parliament. True or False?
True.
At the moment the Bundeswehr operates on four continents. True or False?
False. In 3 continents.
Bundeswehr athletes have won about 45 percent of all of Germany’s Olympic medals. True or False?
True.
The Bundeswehr Memorial in Berlin, the central memorial for the Bundeswehr’s dead was inaugurated in 2011. True or False?
False. In 2009.
When is Germany's national Veterans Day celebrated?
On June 15.
