The plan leaves the door open for parliament to introduce mandatory service at least for a limited number of people in future ...

It stops short of reintroducing conscription, though it leaves open the possibility of compulsory service for at least a ...

Boris Pistorius, Germany’s defense minister, is pushing to expand its military in case tensions with Russia escalate. That’s ...

At first, disarmament was imposed on Germany. American and Russian forces seized weapons depots, sealed off factories, and ...

The German parliament on Thursday passed a series of legislative amendments that include providing additional powers to ...

Japan is threatening China militarily which is "completely unacceptable", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his German ...

Pilot Colonel Markus Knoll, centre, with flight deck crew on a German Air Force Airbus A400M Atlas aircraft. Photo: MARTIN DE RUYTER / Nelson Mail Low-flying military aircraft have been seen around ...

Following months of debate, the coalition government has agreed on a new mechanism to boost soldier numbers. It includes the option for partial compulsory enlistment ...

German Interior Minister Boris Pistorius (second left) and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier view recruits taking part in the ceremonial pledge, as a central event to mark the 70th anniversary of the ...

On Sept. 15, 1918, Corporal Lee Duncan walked through the bombed-out ruins of a German camp near Flirey, France. There, he found a kennel that housed military-working dogs meant for the German army.

At 10:59 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918, a German machine gun crew fired a burst of rounds at approaching Americans. One bullet struck 23-year-old Pvt. Henry Gunther in the left temple. He died instantly.