A defense overhaul in Germany aims to increase the number of active-duty forces to 260,000 troops by the mid-2030s.

KLAIPEDA, Lithuania—Germany’s top military officer, Gen. Carsten Breuer, stood astride a map of Lithuania laid out on the floor of a makeshift command post in this port city on the Baltic Sea. A chill ...

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, centre, Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum General Ingo Gerhartz, right, and chief of Defense of German army Bundeswehr Carsten Breue visit the site of NATO's ...

A new military service law took effect in Germany at the start of 2026 aimed at boosting the strength of the armed forces amid threats to European security in the wake of Russia's ongoing war against ...

As Germany’s new chancellor increases military spending, he has presided over the activation of a German tank brigade based in Lithuania and raised alarms about the threat from Russia. By Christopher ...

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