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At that time, the situation with Syria continues to deteriorate alarmingly, in the heart of Berlin at the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence of Germany were military armored personnel carriers, the Patriot system had been uncovered and prepared the latest military developments of the Bundeswehr and NATO. Coincidence? We try to understand and get acquainted with the German army.

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1. After the Second World War, its army from Germany appeared in 1955.

The Ministry of Defence is the institution of the supreme command of the armed forces and from an organizational point of view, belongs to the federal government. A very important point in the management structure is that most of the top positions, including Minister of Defence (currently Thomas de Mizer, Thomas de Maizière), occupied by civilians. The decision to conduct military operations are not taken by one person (for example, the chancellor or president), and the Bundestag.

The structure of the Ministry of Defense is quite simple: The Bundeswehr consists of two component parts: the military and civil (civilized). To include civil administration, the Department of Human Resources, weapons and equipment, infrastructure, environmental protection, legal support and care for the state of mind of the military. For the military - are three main types of armed forces (army, air force and navy) and the central health care service provision and strength.

Since 2011, in Germany there is no conscription, all the army of the contract. In the summer of 2013 in the Bundeswehr is 185 thousand. Soldiers.

2.Seychas Defense Ministry is located in the so-called Bendlerblock (it. Bendlerblock). Bendlerblock - a complex of buildings in which at different times were the High Command of the Wehrmacht, the High Command of the Navy, military intelligence, command the defense of the city, the headquarters of the reserve of the Army. In addition, it is here that Claus von Stauffenberg was preparing the plan "Valkyrie" (probably watched the movie "Valkyrie"?) And the assassination attempt on Hitler July 20, 1944. This plan called for the transition of governance to the staff reserve of ground troops in the event of internal disturbances.

3. One annual Department of Defense conducts an open day in connection with it the opportunity to get acquainted with the current NATO equipment.

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6.Mikrofona in the usual sense of the soldiers are not. Use the special multifunctional headphones that transmit sound. And even at a high level of noise, the soldiers can easily negotiate with colleagues