German Army

Land warfare branch of Germany's military since 1955

The German Army (German: Heer, 'army') is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German Bundeswehr together with the Marine (German Navy) and the Luftwaffe (German Air Force). As of 2024, the German Army had a strength of 63,047 soldiers.

Country	Germany +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Type	Land force +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Size	62,194 (28 February 2019) 189 aircraft +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Part of	Bundeswehr +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Motto	Schützen, helfen, vermitteln, kämpfen (To protect, help, moderate, and fight) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Anniversaries	12 November 1955 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Equipment	List of equipment +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Engagements	United Nations Operations in Somalia Aftermath of the Balkan Wars 1995-1999 Operation Libelle Kosovo War Battle of Tetovo Operation Essential Harvest War in Afghanistan North Kosovo crisis +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Decorations	Awards and decorations +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Website	deutschesheer.de +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

COMMANDERS

Notable commanders

General Ulrich de Maizière
Lieutenant General Jörg Schönbohm

INSIGNIA

AIRCRAFT FLOWN

Attack helicopter	Eurocopter Tiger +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Trainer helicopter	Eurocopter EC135 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Utility helicopter	NH90 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

German Army personnel stubs
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Generals of the German Army
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Major generals of the German Army
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Lieutenant generals of the German Army
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German Army personnel
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Brigadier generals of the German Army
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Army groups of the German Army
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German Army
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- Field Marshal Rommel Barracks, Augustdorf
German Army by period
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German Army installations
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Mechanized divisions of the German Army
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German Army generals
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- Ludwig von Eimannsberger
Airborne brigades of the German Army
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- 31st Airborne Brigade (Bundeswehr)
- 26th Airborne Brigade (Bundeswehr)

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