Federal Defence Forces of Germany
Bundeswehr
Logo of the Bundeswehr.svg
MottoWir. Dienen. Deutschland.
(German for ''We. Serve. Germany.'')
Founded12 November 1955 (1955-11-12)
Current form3 October 1990
Service branches Army
 Navy
 Air Force
Emblem of Streitkräftebasis Joint Support Service
Emblem of Sanitaetsdienst Joint Medical Service
Emblem of Cyber- und Informationsraum Cyber and Information Domain Service
HeadquartersBerlin, Bonn, and Potsdam
Websitewww.bundeswehr.deEdit this at Wikidata
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief
  • Federal Minister of Defence (during peacetime)
  • Chancellor of Germany (during war)
ChancellorOlaf Scholz
Federal MinisterChristine Lambrecht
Inspector GeneralEberhard Zorn
Personnel
Military age17
ConscriptionYes, but indefinitely suspended since July 2011
Active personnel183,638 (28 February 2022)
Reserve personnel15,000 (2022)
Deployed personnel2,107 (4 April 2022)
Expenditures
Budget€61.6 billion ($64.8 billion) (2021)
Percent of GDP1.53% (2021)
Industry
Domestic suppliersAirbus
Rheinmetall
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
Hensoldt
MBDA Deutschland GmbH
Heckler & Koch
Diehl Defence
Carl Walther GmbH
Foreign suppliers European Union
 United States
Annual exports€8.015 billion (2019)
Related articles
HistoryMilitary history of Germany
RanksRank insignia of the German Bundeswehr