German Army Back on German Streets for First Time Since WWII
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By JOSUé MICHELS • March 13
For more than 70 years, the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany has prevented the country’s national military from deploying on German soil or even assisting the nation’s police forces. The purpose of this portion of the Basic Law is to separate Germany’s federal forces from its domestic security agencies. This law was created following the 1930s and World War ii, when Adolf Hitler combined Germany’s federal and domestic security forces and brandished the supreme force with deadly effect. Today, this important part of Germany’s Basic Law is being reconsidered.
This week, for example, 360 Bundeswehr soldiers were incorporated into joint terrorism-defense exercises in six German states. This is the first time since the end of World War ii that the German Army prepared to assist in domestic security.
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