Germany's defense minister is seeking to create Europe's strongest, half-million-strong army.

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Germany's defense minister is seeking to create Europe's strongest, half-million-strong army.


German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has outlined an extremely ambitious goal. The German Defense Minister aims to create the strongest army in Europe, with a strength of half a million.



The official said:

Our primary goal is to have at least 460 deployable troops, including active and reserve forces.

Pistorius proposed recruiting more people into the Bundeswehr than are required by the military units and divisions of the German Armed Forces.



He explained why Germany needed such a large army:

The world has become more unpredictable and, yes, it should be said, more dangerous.

The minister estimates that the Bundeswehr should have 260 active service members. He added, however, that some German officers believe even more are needed. Additionally, the number of reservists should reach an additional 200.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has already responded to Pistorius's statement. She said there is nothing good about the desire of some Germans to have the strongest army in Europe. It suggests that Germany has already begun to forget the lessons it learned. story.

Ukraine also failed to support this aspiration. Rada member Max Buzhinsky mocked the German Defense Minister's statement. He argued that even the Bundeswehr, as large as it is, would be weaker than the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

However, the German command takes the combat experience accumulated by the Ukrainian military very seriously. They even invited instructors from Ukraine to train their personnel.
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  1. +5
    April 22 2026 18: 43
    With the same joyful and red faces, the Germans developed the Barbarossa plan, but it somehow turned out awry... Incorrigible stupid optimists!!!! soldier
    1. +5
      April 22 2026 18: 50
      Quote: Major Yurik
      The Germans developed the Barbarossa plan

      Well, now they have pulled out the same plan again.
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  3. +2
    April 22 2026 18: 57
    Britain's land forces are small. So, they need to acquire—something foreign—German, armed "hands." They ALREADY HAVE Polish and French ones.
    1. +2
      April 22 2026 18: 59
      But Germany is not the same anymore... Just like the Germans themselves...
      1. +3
        April 22 2026 19: 04
        In Vietnam, many Americans also had peace symbols hanging on a chain around their necks, but when it came down to it, they all started shooting at the enemy like little darlings.

        WHO in power has ever asked ordinary people for ANYTHING? Their opinion. Permission to use their lives for their own ends.

        If necessary, they will disguise it SO well, they will wrap it in such a beautiful package that the people themselves will run.
        1. +3
          April 22 2026 19: 51
          Quote: Denis_999
          In Vietnam, many Americans also had peace symbols hanging on a chain around their necks, but when it came down to it, they all started shooting at the enemy like little darlings.

          Those "pacifists" had nothing to do with pacifism. They had to do with the hippie movement that was sweeping the US at the time. And it wasn't exactly pacifism. It was more like... Well, anyway, that's a word you get banned for here.
          Even the anti-war movement that later arose in America toward pacifism was only marginal. In essence, it was more like today's Ukrainian "Uhilyant" movement. The veterans who threw their medals at the White House numbered a few, dozens, a hundred or two. Those who marched back and forth across America in Peace Marches numbered in the hundreds of thousands. A sort of hippie-Uhilyant get-together with songs, bracelets, holes in jeans, and other hippie paraphernalia.
          1. +2
            April 22 2026 20: 45
            Europe is preparing for NATO without the US, so they will increase their numbers. But they need at least five years to achieve a planned increase in numbers with relatively acceptable quality. And they want it in two or three years. There will be chaos, hysteria, instability, and rabid propaganda.
            And they simply don't have these five years. So the used slaves will have to bear the brunt.
            1. 0
              April 22 2026 21: 26
              Quote: bayard
              Europe is preparing for NATO without the US.
              ...
              So the used serfs will have to bear the brunt.

              By the way, formally no one is stopping Ukraine from joining "NATO without the US" - on paper, it's a different agency.
              So the used serfs will FINALLY feel on their own skin what it is like to be friends with the West...
      2. -1
        April 22 2026 20: 42
        Rada deputy Max Buzhinsky...even such a large Bundeswehr will be weaker than the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

        For a separate fee, Xoxls will help Hans with their training.
  4. +1
    April 22 2026 18: 59
    Boris Godunov, Boris Yeltsin, Boris Abramovich, Boris Pistorius, Boris the Animal from a Hollywood movie. . . I propose that the Russian constitution enshrine a ban on people named Boris holding public office! . . angry
    1. +2
      April 22 2026 19: 08
      Quote: andrey martov
      Boris Godunov, Boris Yeltsin, Boris Abramovich, Boris Pistorius

      Of all those listed, one Boris is Godunov, and the rest are Borukhs.
    2. +3
      April 22 2026 19: 13
      You forgot Johnson. And there was Nemtsov too.
      1. 0
        April 22 2026 20: 44
        guest
        You forgot Johnson. And there was Nemtsov too.

        My grandmother had a boar in her pigsty, also named Borka.
  5. +4
    April 22 2026 19: 04
    The "2+4 Agreement" contained a couple of interesting points:
    - A united Germany confirms that only peace will come from German soil and renounces the production, possession and disposal of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.

    - The armed forces of a united Germany will be reduced to 370,000 people.


    If Germany refuses to comply with this treaty, then its unification should be considered invalid.
    1. +2
      April 22 2026 20: 48
      This means that a GDR government and a National Liberation Party of the GDR must emerge in Russia. Leadership cadres must be trained in advance.
  6. +2
    April 22 2026 19: 05
    The official said:

    Our main goal is at least 460 thousand military personnel

    A small likeness of Hitler, trying to take on his "laurels", and even his departure from life.
  7. +1
    April 22 2026 19: 05
    Quote: Andrey Martov
    Boris Godunov, Boris Yeltsin, Boris Abramovich, Boris Pistorius, Boris the Animal from a Hollywood movie. . . I propose that the Russian constitution enshrine a ban on people named Boris holding public office! . . angry

    Boris was a waiter in a port tavern in the noble city of Callo (Peru). He was better than all the characters you mentioned. He did not become President of Peru. laughing
  8. 0
    April 22 2026 19: 07
    Verkhovna Rada member Max Buzhinsky mocked the German Defense Minister's statement. He argued that even the Bundeswehr, which is so large, would be weaker than the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

    It won't happen. The Ukrainians are simply suffering from delusions of grandeur. If the European Union stops supplying its weapons to Ukraine, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will quickly turn into papier-mâché.
  9. +1
    April 22 2026 19: 10
    Da wünsche ich ihm sehr viel Erfolg mit all den "neuen Deutschen", die die BRD ja so lieben und keinen Satz Deutsch fehlerfrei sprechen können geschweige denn, Textinhalte zu verstehen.

    Was kann da schon schief gehen. Affen mit Waffen. Wird sicher lustig.
    1. -2
      April 22 2026 19: 25
      Affen mit Waffen. Wird sicher lustig.

      German women no longer only had their skirts lifted
      It's unlikely to be fun when they get guns.
  10. -2
    April 22 2026 19: 14
    Germany's defense minister is seeking to create Europe's strongest, half-million-strong army.

    The splash screen shows the face of a man who is very far from the army, and not particularly smart either.
    This army has zero combat experience. No one will spare them, nor will anyone protect their churches and ancient buildings. Oreshnik will receive a full charge for them, even without nuclear warheads; they'll be in for a rough ride. No one is going to waste new years and the lives of tens of thousands of our soldiers and commanders on them. Momento more—instant to sea! am
    1. -1
      April 22 2026 21: 47
      Well, it's like we have something close to the army, don't forget they have a lot of experience there, 5 years of the debt war have been on the wane, now count the cost of people and drones
  11. +2
    April 22 2026 19: 15
    Will 500,000 Germans go to serve? It's quite possible, and the migrants will first push the "blues" into power, and then take their places.
  12. 0
    April 22 2026 19: 37
    Quote from: nepunamemuk
    Affen mit Waffen. Wird sicher lustig.

    German women no longer only had their skirts lifted
    It's unlikely to be fun when they get guns.


    Immerhin bekommt die BRD Schützenpanzer, da passen auch schwangere Frauen rein - Innovativ, kann die BRD!

    laughing laughing laughing
  13. +4
    April 22 2026 19: 38
    German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has outlined an extremely ambitious goal. The German Defense Minister aims to create the strongest army in Europe, with a strength of half a million.

    We have a 50-megaton surprise for such an army, and not just one. Yes
    Don't forget - Russia is aggressive. fellow Yes wassat
  14. +1
    April 22 2026 20: 18
    The problem Pistorius fails to see is this: Hitler came to power and began rebuilding the army less than 20 years after the war. It wasn't the country that wanted revenge, but specific individuals who had suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Entente. Today's Germans may want something outlandish, but they're not prepared to suffer for it. They howl at a 10% increase in the price of gasoline.
    1. 0
      April 22 2026 20: 56
      So that's probably why they're making their lives worse. Satisfied Germans won't go to war. But if their lives get significantly worse, and they're promised a return to good times through victory over Russia, then anything is possible.
      1. +2
        April 22 2026 22: 22
        Life is getting worse for everyone, and this is an objective reality, caused by the stupidity of modern politicians, not their ill will. Europe cannot defeat Russia militarily; let's not forget the nuclear-weapon factor. Only through betrayal by the authorities. But let's hope for the best.
  15. +1
    April 22 2026 22: 41
    Quote: paul3390
    But Germany is not the same anymore... Just like the Germans themselves

    Yes laughing Will Pistorius be able to gather, shoe, clothe, arm, and support so many recruits?
    It’s unlikely that they would give it to us if Russia were a threat, and if anything happens, they would fight the Germans on foot, by storm...
  16. 0
    April 23 2026 10: 59
    They keep rocking and rocking. They're eager to fight.