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Germany unveils strategy to become Europe’s strongest military by 2039
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:40 am
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:40 am
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The personnel growth plan foresees expanding from 185,420 active-duty soldiers today to 260,000 by the mid-2030s, alongside a parallel reserve buildup from around 60,000 currently assigned reservists to at least 200,000, for a combined total of 460,000 combat-ready troops. The plan runs in three phases: a rapid buildup through 2029, a capability-focused expansion through 2035, and a longer-term technology-driven phase through 2039 and beyond. New legislation in force since January 2026 enshrines the milestones in law, with conscription (already embedded in the new military service law as a fallback) becoming an option if recruitment targets are missed.
For now, Nicole Schilling, the military’s deputy inspector-general, said recruitment is running 10% above last year’s pace and applications are up 20%.
The stated aim of the German military is to become the strongest conventional fighting force in Europe by 2039.
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VIENNA — Germany revealed a package of foundational strategic documents for its armed forces on Wednesday, including the country’s first standalone military strategy, a new capability profile, a personnel growth plan and a redesigned reserve strategy — the most comprehensive overhaul of Bundeswehr planning in decades.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/04/22/germany-unveils-strategy-for-becoming-europes-strongest-military-by-2039/
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Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:41 am to Shexter
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The stated aim of the German military is to become the strongest conventional fighting force in Europe by 2039.
They're catching that 100 year itch I guess.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:42 am to Shexter
Aren't they already invaded?
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:43 am to TDsngumbo
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The stated aim of the German military is to become the strongest conventional fighting force in Europe by 2039.
They're catching that 100 year itch I guess.
Guess they could go back to the Sudetenland and try it out again in this century and hope for better long term results.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:57 am to Shexter
Posted on 4/22/26 at 10:08 am to Shexter
Posted on 4/22/26 at 10:20 am to Shexter
Step one: Buy more than five copies of weapons systems.
They won't get past that part....the rest will be a jobs program when their leftists allow the Chinese to run their automakers out of business. Gotta put all those IG Metall loyalists to work somewhere, might as well be the Army.
The next problem with this is that they will be well on their way to being a Muslim-majority state by then. There has historically been significant alignment between Islamist radicals and Nazism.
They won't get past that part....the rest will be a jobs program when their leftists allow the Chinese to run their automakers out of business. Gotta put all those IG Metall loyalists to work somewhere, might as well be the Army.
The next problem with this is that they will be well on their way to being a Muslim-majority state by then. There has historically been significant alignment between Islamist radicals and Nazism.
This post was edited on 4/22/26 at 10:21 am
Posted on 4/22/26 at 10:21 am to Shexter
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become Europe’s strongest military
This seems like a tallest midget award.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 10:24 am to Shexter
None of this shite will ever happen. Germany, like the rest of the industrial world, has stopped breeding. Turk and Arab births outstrip German births in some areas. There wont be enough Germans for an expanded German army.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 10:31 am to DesScorp
Cool fantasy, bro. Will never happen.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 10:41 am to Shexter
Posted on 4/22/26 at 10:51 am to lsudave1
lol
Posted on 4/22/26 at 10:52 am to TDsngumbo
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The stated aim of the German military is to become the strongest conventional fighting force in Europe by 2039.
They're catching that 100 year itch I guess.
Poland at hearing this news:
Posted on 4/22/26 at 10:55 am to Shexter
“Germany. Always at our throat or at our feet.”
“Russia is never as strong as it appears. Russia is never as weak as it appears.”
Winston Churchill.
“Russia is never as strong as it appears. Russia is never as weak as it appears.”
Winston Churchill.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 11:03 am to ChewyDante
Posted on 4/22/26 at 11:06 am to Shexter
quote:when has this ever gone wrong
The stated aim of the German military is to become the strongest conventional fighting force in Europe by 2039.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 11:16 am to Shexter
Echoes of Deutchland Uber Alles and the Panzerlied are in my brain at the moment.
What could go wrong with Germany militarizing for a third time?
Would that be a 4th Reich?
I am so confused...
What could go wrong with Germany militarizing for a third time?
Would that be a 4th Reich?
I am so confused...
Posted on 4/22/26 at 11:25 am to Shexter
Oh no.
It's the Wehrmacht again !
It's the Wehrmacht again !
Posted on 4/22/26 at 11:35 am to Shexter
Aside from the two European countries currently at war (Russia/Ukraine) who does Germany need to pass up? And why would it take 13 years?
Posted on 4/22/26 at 11:37 am to Shexter
Oh shite. Hide the Jews
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