These ranks are organized into three general layers ... commander not found at another level within the Army. In the German Army, the first sergeant is referred to as the "Mother of the Company." ...

Germany suspended compulsory military service in 2011, ending a system that had shaped both the armed forces and civilian ...

becoming the German army unit’s translator for prisoners of war, including for Stalin’s son. As the war wound down, Perel returned to Germany to join the paramilitary ranks of Hitler Youth and ...

The German army faced a wave of right-wing extremism in its ranks last year, dismissing 62 soldiers for racist and extremist behaviours, according to information from the Ministry of Defence ...