Bundeswehr
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Bundeswehr
< German, equivalent to Bundes, genitive of Bund federation + Wehr defense
Example Sentences
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The Duesseldorf-based group has benefitted in particular from greater defence spending in Germany, where Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to turn the Bundeswehr into Europe's largest conventional army.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
A PR push—including social-media campaigns stressing the thrill of high-tech combat—for the German armed forces, known as the Bundeswehr, has helped to boost the number of recruits in the past two years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
The Bundeswehr will report every six months on its recruitment numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
A draft lottery suggests that someone "gets the short end of the stick", said Patrick Sensburg, who leads the Reservist Association of the Deutsche Bundeswehr, in comments to Politico.
From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025
In the first six months of this year, the Bundeswehr has reported a 28% increase in the number of new recruits, compared with the same period last year.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
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