Germany

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Reliability 1 (Excellent)   GDP $3.4-trillion 2011   Budget ~$41-billion 2011   Personnel  90,000 planned as German armed Force reduce from 250,000 to 163,000 by 2013; plus 15,000 reserve. Reduced from 160,000 in 2007 and 350,000 in 1989. Draft ends July 2011. 75,000 civilians (all services)   The army has gone through yet another reduction, this time to 9 brigades, allegedly to have a more ready force.  Yet, the Army finds it difficult to field even one brigade for overseas duty. Further cuts are anticipated.

 

Conscription

 

9-months: six months basic training, remaining three months to be completed over three years. Conscripts can ask to have their terms extended to 23 months, but only for overseas missions. Conscripts can ask at any time to be made into regulars. In 2007, 67,000 were conscripted (all services).

Organization          

Franco-German Brigade (~5000 troops)

 

Franco-Germany Supply Battalion (Müllheim)           

262^nd Infantry Battalion (German contribution)

295^th Armored Artillery Battalion (Pz 2000)

110^th Infantry Regiment (Donaueschingen) (French)

3^rd Régiment d'hussards (Immendingen) (French) 70 VBL, 36 AMX-10RC

 

Brigade Summary

 

 

            1^st Panzer Division

                        9^th Panzer Lehr Brigade

                        21^st Panzer Brigade

            10^th Panzer Division (assigned to stability operations)

                        12^th Panzer Brigade

                        23^rd Mountain Brigade

            13^th Panzer Grenadier Division            (assigned to stability operations)

                        37^th Panzer Grenadier Brigade

                        41^st Panzer Grenadier brigade

            Special Operations Division

                        SF Battalion

                        26^th Airborne Brigade

                        31^st Airborne Brigade

            Airmobile Division

                        1^st Airmobile Brigade

                        3^rd Aviation Regiment

                                                                       

  

            5 divisional HQs with 9 brigades as below

            3 armored brigades (including 1 training)

            2 mechanized brigades (1 disbanding)

            2 parachute brigades

            1 air cavalry brigade

            1 mountain brigade

             German part of Franco-German Brigade

            4 divisional artillery regiments (each with 3 battalions)

            4 divisional engineer battalions

            4 divisional air defense regiments

            1 heavy engineer construction brigade

            1 army artillery brigade

            1 NBC brigade

            1 air defense brigade

            1 logistics brigade

 

Summary of Battalions/Regiments

           

            8 signal battalions