German general sees limits to voluntary military enlistment

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2025-06-03

Berlin (dpa) - Germany may need to introduce compulsory elements in military service over the long term, according to the commander of the division for homeland security. "For the protection of critical defence infrastructure, I simply need more soldiers than we can currently get," Major General Andreas Henne told the RND media group in remarks published on Tuesday. He added that the plan is to recruit enough volunteers initially so that compulso......

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