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German armed forces
April 22, 2019
German, US military police oversee boy's rescue from shaft
Police say they have rescued a 17-month-old boy three hours after he fell into a three-meter (nearly 10-foot) shaft in ...
April 20, 2019
German plane evacuates 15 injured in Madeira bus crash
A German military plane on Saturday evacuated 15 German tourists who survived this week's bus crash on the island of Madeira ...
April 03, 2019
Germany extends African missions another year
Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet has approved extending Germany's military missions in Africa for another year. The dpa ...
March 21, 2019
US testing new rapid-deployment strategy in Europe
More than 300 U.S. soldiers arrived Thursday in Germany from their base in Texas in the first test of a new American strategy ...
March 19, 2019
US rapid-deployment troops arrive in Berlin for maneuvers
Hundreds of U.S. soldiers have begun arriving in Germany in the first test of a rapid deployment strategy meant to bolster ...
March 18, 2019
US bristles at Germany's reduced defense budget plans
The United States is bristling at the suggestion Germany might miss its own defense spending target, which is already short ...
March 18, 2019
Iraqi who allegedly killed US troops charged in Germany
German authorities have charged three Iraqi men with membership in a terrorist organization on allegations they fought for ...
March 09, 2019
'Forbidden city' tells Germany's complex military history
Werner Borchert grinds out a cigarette with his leather boot, zips up his down jacket and unlocks a rusty door with a sign ...
February 05, 2019
Report suggests Germany may miss defense spending target
Germany's tightening public finances are raising questions over whether the country will miss its military spending target ...
January 20, 2019
Iran denies allegations of spying on German army
Iran has dismissed allegations by German prosecutors that an army employee was spying for Tehran. The semi-official ISNA news ...
January 15, 2019
Germany detains man suspected of spying for Iran
Prosecutors in Germany say an army employee has been detained on suspicion of spying for the Iranian intelligence service.
January 04, 2019
Dutch, Germans recover cargo lost by container ship
Cargo lost by a container ship in a North Sea storm has started washing up on a German island, while soldiers have arrived ...
December 27, 2018
German military mulls recruiting EU nationals for some jobs
Germany's top soldier says authorities are contemplating allowing the country's military to recruit citizens of other ...
November 29, 2018
Merkel's plane makes emergency stop, tech issues reported
A plane carrying German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the Group of 20 meeting in Argentina was forced to make an unscheduled ...