The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Berlin confirms US considering troop cuts in Germany The German government on Wednesday confirmed that the Trump administration has informed Berlin it is considering cutting the number of US troops in Germany, a move critics say could undermine the NATO alliance. https://www.thelocal.de/20200610/berlin-confirms-us-considering-troop-cuts-in-germany Wed, 10 Jun 2020 18:14:01 +0200 berlin-confirms-us-considering-troop-cuts-in-germany German army recruits more minors than ever before: report More and more underaged females and males in Germany have been joining the country’s armed forces, according to a media report published on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180109/german-army-recruits-more-minors-than-ever-before-report Tue, 09 Jan 2018 11:59:21 +0100 german-army-recruits-more-minors-than-ever-before-report Soldiers told to hide uniforms for fear of attack by militant G20 protesters The German military (Bundeswehr) has warned its soldiers not to wear their uniforms when traveling to and from their stations in the Hamburg area due to concerns about violence during the G20 summit. https://www.thelocal.de/20170706/hamburg-soldiers-told-not-to-wear-uniforms-amid-fears-of-g20-protest-violence Thu, 06 Jul 2017 11:06:04 +0200 hamburg-soldiers-told-not-to-wear-uniforms-amid-fears-of-g20-protest-violence German soldier who 'jokingly' called for coup facing criminal charges A German soldier who "jokingly" called for a coup against the Defence Minister is now facing charges of incitement to commit a crime, German media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170609/german-soldier-who-called-for-coup-facing-criminal-charges Fri, 09 Jun 2017 18:47:29 +0200 german-soldier-who-called-for-coup-facing-criminal-charges German soldier dies during training exercise A German soldier died during shooting practice at a training area in Bavaria, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170517/german-soldier-dies-during-training-exercise Wed, 17 May 2017 11:42:20 +0200 german-soldier-dies-during-training-exercise Hundreds more German troops arrive in Lithuania amid Russia fears Several hundred German soldiers arrived in Lithuania on Tuesday as part of the multinational NATO battalion being deployed in the country, part of the alliance's effort to beef up its eastern flank. https://www.thelocal.de/20170207/hundreds-more-german-troops-arrive-in-lithuania-amid-russia-fears Tue, 07 Feb 2017 18:03:48 +0100 hundreds-more-german-troops-arrive-in-lithuania-amid-russia-fears Govt argues over using army inside Germany After a string of violent rampages over a period of a week, an argument has broken out in Germany’s coalition government over whether the army (Bundeswehr) should be deployed inside the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20160729/govt-argues-over-using-army-inside-germany Fri, 29 Jul 2016 11:13:00 +0200 govt-argues-over-using-army-inside-germany Working around the clock to rescue migrants On the hunt for people-smugglers in the Mediterranean, a German navy ship is sailing off the coast of Libya when it gets a report of an unidentified boat adrift. https://www.thelocal.de/20150929/working-around-the-clock-to-rescue-migrants Tue, 29 Sep 2015 10:26:17 +0200 working-around-the-clock-to-rescue-migrants Troops tote broomsticks at Nato war games Germany's defence ministry scrambled on Tuesday to counter media reports that its forces were so under-equipped they had to use broomsticks instead of machine-guns at Nato manoeuvres in Norway. https://www.thelocal.de/20150217/germans-troops-tote-broomsticks-at-nato-war-games Tue, 17 Feb 2015 18:11:33 +0100 germans-troops-tote-broomsticks-at-nato-war-games 25 percent more soldiers seek help with PTSD Despite the mission in Afghanistan winding down, Germany's army, the Bundeswehr, is dealing with a sharp rise in soldiers reporting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). https://www.thelocal.de/20150211/ptsd-bundeswehr-increase-war-afghanistan-germany Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:17:49 +0100 ptsd-bundeswehr-increase-war-afghanistan-germany German cooking leaves more than 200 soldiers sick in Afghanistan More than 200 soldiers in Afghanistan have fallen ill after eating at a German canteen in Mazar-e-Sharif. https://www.thelocal.de/20111014/38203 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:38:00 +0200 38203 Bodies of Bundeswehr soldiers brought home The bodies of four Bundeswehr soldiers killed last week in Afghanistan in a rocket attack by Taliban insurgents arrived back on German soil early Wednesday morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20100421/26677 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:35:00 +0200 26677 Bundeswehr kills five Afghan allied soldiers The German military killed five Afghan soldiers late Friday in a “friendly fire” incident when they launched an attack on two cars that failed to stop while approaching the German forces, the army has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.de/20100403/26295 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:07:00 +0200 26295 Three German soldiers killed in Afghanistan Three German soldiers were killed Friday in a gun battle in the Kunduz region of Afghanistan, in one of the deadliest firefights of the Bundeswehr’s mission in the war-torn country. https://www.thelocal.de/20100402/26289 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:55:00 +0200 26289 German soldiers too fat to fight Some 40 percent of German soldiers are overweight and don't exercise enough, according to the 2007 annual report on the readiness of the German armed forces. https://www.thelocal.de/20080304/10483 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:27:00 +0100 10483