(23 Sep 2025)
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Duesseldorf, Germany – 4 September 2025
1. Servicewomen and servicemen on temporary duty taking military oath
2. German soldiers standing in formation taking military oath
3. Various of German military personnel standing in formation taking military oath
4. SOUNDBITE (German) Lina (no last name given), markswoman in the Homeland Security Division based in Münster:
"There are really many reasons not to do it. But because of that, there are also many, many reasons to do it. The situation is becoming increasingly tense. And if no one takes on this duty, then who will? The question was quickly resolved for me, that I wanted to take on this duty, especially as a woman, because there are relatively few women in the Bundeswehr. I just wanted to prove myself, if I can put it that way, and simply show that, yes, as a woman, I can do it just as well. And I can protect you just like anyone else."
5. German military band performing
6. German soldiers standing in formation
7. German soldiers holding rifles
8. German soldiers standing in formation
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Berlin – 17 September 2025
9. SOUNDBITE (German) Thomas Wiegold, defense policy expert:
"German history played an essential role, particularly during the Cold War. When conscription still existed, there were indeed more or less interesting alternatives with civilian service. We have to see how this develops in the near future. There is no great enthusiasm for joining the Bundeswehr in the Federal Republic of Germany, precisely for historical reasons."
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Duesseldorf, Germany – 4 September 2025
10. Wide of families exploring a German military tank
11. People posing in front of a military tank during a public event showcasing German military equipment
12. Woman climbing up a tank
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Rostock, Germany – 4 September 2025
13. Wide of Bundeswehr’s chief of staff Gen. Carsten Breuer in discussion at a military training event
14. SOUNDBITE (German) Gen. Carsten Breuer, Bundeswehr’s chief of staff:
"Given the ongoing acute threat situation, we can only maintain our peace through credible deterrence. Credible deterrence requires readiness. I just mentioned that readiness requires equipment, personnel, training, and proper practice, practice, practice."
15. German soldiers in combat gear aiming rifles during a military exercise
16. Wide of interceptor drone deployed by German military near water
17. Mid of drone in flight
18. Wide of German military personnel observing drone exercise by the water
19. Mid of a German military drone operator scanning the sky
20. Wide of drones flying in formation
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Berlin – 25 August 2025
21. SOUNDBITE (German) Friedrich Merz, German chancellor:
"My goal is and I repeat what I have said in the German parliament and on other occasions: Germany, due to its size and economic strength, must have the strongest conventional army on the European side of NATO."
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Rostock, Germany – 4 September 2025
22. German military fighter jets flying in formation during training exercise
23. Various of German military ship docked at a harbour alongside a commercial vessel
24. German flag on military ship
25. German military personnel conducting naval exercises on inflatable boats
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Berlin – 17 September 2025
26. SOUNDBITE (German) Thomas Wiegold, defense policy expert:
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Rheinmetall factory, Unterluess, Germany – 27 August 2025
27. Wide of German military vehicle on display
29. Wide of military equipment on display
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