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Report: Germany Weighs Acceptance of Foreign Citizens into Army

A proposal to let foreign citizens serve in the German army is under consideration by Berlin. If approved, it will allow the Bundeswehr to build strength on the back of a recent announcement that conscription could return as the prospect of a grand “European army” looms on the horizon.

An honour guard marches out at the end of a swearing-in ceremony of German Bundeswehr sold

Soldiers’ Union: Only German Citizens Should Serve

A German soldiers’ union has come out against proposed plans to allow non-German citizens into the Bundeswehr which could hamper plans for a European Union (EU) army. The Armed Forces Association, which is the largest pressure group for the interests of soldiers

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