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did military authority remain with the State Minister of War. After the Weimar Constitution came into force, the remaining war ministries in the states of Bavaria, Saxony, Württemberg and Prussia were abolished and military authority was concentrated in the
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The Bundeswehr is divided into a military part (armed forces or Streitkräfte) and a civil part with the armed forces administration (Wehrverwaltung) and consists of 11 Departments/Services:
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Until 1960, the ministry had its seat in the Ermekeil barracks in Bonn. From 1960 onwards, it was moved to a new building complex at Hardthöhe.
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On April 1, 2012, the Federal Ministry of Defence (DEU MOD) changes its organization to the following general structure:
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The ministry currently has approximately 3,730 employees. Of these, 3,230 work in Bonn while around 500 work in the
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Infrastructure, Antipollution & Administrative Services (Infrastruktur, Umweltschutz und Dienstleistungen)
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of 1870/71, the major states were responsible also for the defence of the smaller states. However, the
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Information Technology & In-Service Management (Ausrüstung, Informationstechnologie und Nutzung)
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Map of Resolute Support Mission that documents the partition of responsibilities between allies:
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Federal Minister of Defence (acts as High Commander of the German armed forces in peacetime)
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provided for a unified, national ministry of defence, which was created largely from the
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called for a West German contribution to the defence of Western Europe (against the
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on 30 December 1961, similar to the German names of the "classic" ministries of
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Minister of Defence. Command was exercised respectively by the Chief of the
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in August 2021, Germany deployed for nearly 20 years its armed forces in
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Armed Forces Operational Command (Einsatzführungskommando der Bundeswehr)
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Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
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Infrastructure, Antipollution & Administrative Services Directorate
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Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr
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became the first Minister of Defence of Germany. After the Nazi
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Command & Control Academy (Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr)
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Equipment Directorate (lost the Cyber & IT branch in 2016)
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Office for Plans & Policies (Planungsamt der Bundeswehr)
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Bendlerblock, Berlin-Tiergarten, secondary seat since 1993
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had forged with the South German states on the eve of the
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Office for Military Aviation (Luftfahrtamt der Bundeswehr)
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was established in October 1919, and had its seat in the
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from 1889 was overseen by a federal department, the
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Federal ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Hardthöhe
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50°41′57″N 7°2′25″E / 50.69917°N 7.04028°E / 50.69917; 7.04028

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