Version vom 27. September 2009, 13:44 Uhr

Timo Kraus

I`m interestet in different things:

1. Sports: Football: Bayern München
2. Card-Games: Poker,Wadeln,Canasta,Schnauz
3. Cars: Lamborghini,BMW,Audi,Koeniggsegg
4. Music: Linkin Park,Limp Bizkit,Sum 41,Billy Talent,etc.
5. Girls: ... ;D
6. Having Fun: with friends,on partys,etc.
7. Multimedia: Watching Movies,Playing Games,etc.
8. Future: Federal Defense Force-Bundeswehr-Air Force

Bundeswehr

General information

The Bundeswehr (German for "Federal Defense Force"; comprises the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities.

The States of Germany are not allowed to maintain armed forces of their own, since the Constitution determines that matters of defense fall into the sole responsibility of the Federal government.

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Federal Defence Forces of Germany
Bundeswehr

Founded November 12, 1955
Current form October 2, 1990
Service branches Heer (Army)
Marine (Navy)
Luftwaffe (Air Force)
Streitkräftebasis (Joint Support Service)
Zentraler Sanitätsdienst (Central Medical Services)
Headquarters Bonn, Berlin, Potsdam

Leadership

Commander-in-Chief Minister Franz Josef Jung
Chancellor Angela Merkel (after "declaration of state of defense", i.e. in war time) Minister of Defense Franz Josef Jung
Chief of staff General Wolfgang Schneiderhan

Manpower

Military age 17
Conscription (Males) 9 months mandatory, up to 23 months voluntary
Available for military service 19,594,118 (2009 est.), age 17–49
Fit for military service 15,747,493 (2009 est.), age 17–49
Reaching military
age annually 445,048 (2009 est.)
Active personnel 253,430
Reserve personnel 355,000

Expenditures

Percent of GDP 1.5% (FY09)

Industry

Domestic suppliers EADS, Heckler & Koch, Rheinmetall, KMW, HDW
Foreign suppliers European Union, United States
Annual imports Volume of about $1 bln (2009 est.)
Annual exports Volume of about $9 bln (2009 est.)

The Bundeswehr is divided into a military part (armed forces or Streitkräfte) and a civil part with the armed forces administration (Wehrverwaltung), the federal bureau of procurement (Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung) and the federal bureau for information management and information technology of the Bundeswehr (Bundesamt für Informationsmanagement und Informationstechnik der Bundeswehr, sometimes abbreviated as IT-AmtBw). The military part of the federal defense force consists of Army (Heer), Navy (Marine), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service (Streitkräftebasis), and Central Medical Services (Zentraler Sanitätsdienst) branches.

Luftwaffe - German Air Force

Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1933 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956.

Logo of the German Air Force

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Active 1935-1945 (Wehrmacht)
1956-present (Bundeswehr)

Country Federal Republic of Germany

Role Air Defense Force

Size 60,300 (incl. 15,300 reserve forces) , 426 aircraft

Motto Team Luftwaffe

Colors Blue, Grey and White

Anniversaries 9 January 1956

Engagements

Spanish Civil War
World War II
Kosovo War
War in Afghanistan

Commanders

Current commander

Lieutenant General Klaus-Peter Stieglitz

Notable commanders

General Josef Kammhuber
General Johannes Steinhoff,
General Gerhard Back, 2004-2007 JFC Brunssum Commander

Insignia

Roundel

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Aircraft flown

Attack Tornado
Electronic warfare Tornado
Fighter F-4 Phantom II, Eurofighter
Trainer T-38 Talon, G-120, T-37
Transport Challenger 600, A310, Cougar, C-160