Bundeswehr
The Bundeswehr (German for "Federal Defence"; 
listen (help·info)) is the unified airmed forces o the Federal Republic o Germany an thair ceevil admeenistration an procurement authorities. The States o Germany are nae allaed tae maintain airmed forces o thair own, syne the German Constitution states that matters o defense faw intae the sole responsibility o the federal govrenment.[6]
| Federal Defence Forces o Germany | |
|---|---|
| Bundeswehr | |
 Insignia of the Bundeswehr | |
| Foondit | November 12, 1955 |
| Current furm | October 2, 1990 |
| Service branches |  Grund Forces
 Bundeswehr Jynt Medical Service |
| Heidquarters | Bonn, Berlin an Potsdam |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Defence Meenister Ursula von der Leyen[1] efter declaration o state o defence: Chancellor Angela Merkel[2] |
| Minister of Defense | Ursula von der Leyen |
| Chief of Defense | General Volker Wieker (Heer) |
| Manpower | |
| Militar age | 17 |
| Conscription | No (Suspended on 1 July 2011) |
| Available for militar service | 19,594,118 (2009 est.), age 17–49 |
| Fit for militar service | 15,747,493 (2009 est.), age 17–49 |
| Reachin militar age annually | 445,048 (2009 est.) |
| Active personnel | 182,927 (2013)[3] |
| Reserve personnel | 144,000 (2010)[4] |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | € 33.26 billion[5] (FY13) |
| Percent o GDP | 1.2% (FY11) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | EADS Heckler & Koch Rheinmetall Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Walther airms ThyssenKrupp |
| Foreign suppliers |  European Union member nations;  Unitit States |
| Annual imports | Volume o aboot $1 bln (2009 est.) |
| Annual exports | Volume o aboot $9 bln (2009 est.) |
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ "Art 65a Basic Law". Gesetze-im-internet.de. Retrieved 7 Juin 2011.
- ↑ "Art 115b Basic Law". Gesetze-im-internet.de. Retrieved 7 Juin 2011.
- ↑ "Aktuelle Personalstärke: Soldaten und Soldatinnen der Bundeswehr" (in (in German)). bundeswehr.de. 13 Juin 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Send in the reserves". Armed Forces Journal. Februar 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ↑ . Federal ministry of Finance http://www.bundeshaushalt-info.de/startseite/#/2013/soll/ausgaben/einzelplan/14.html. Retrieved 27 August 2013. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Art 87a (1) Basic Law". Gesetze-im-internet.de. Retrieved 7 Juin 2011.