Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)
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| Federal Ministry of Defence Bundesministerium der Verteidigung |
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 Coat of arms of the Federal Republic of Germany |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Germany |
| Headquarters | Bonn, Germany |
| Minister responsible | Franz Josef Jung, Federal Minister of Defence |
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| http://www.bmvg.de | |
The Federal Ministry of Defence (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung) is a ministry in the German Cabinet. It is headquartered at Hardthöhe in Bonn and has a second office in the Bendlerblock building in Berlin. It is headed by the Federal Minister of Defence.
During peacetime the Federal Minister of Defence is the Commander-in-Chief of the Bundeswehr (German armed forces).
[edit] History
When the Federal Republic of Germany was founded in 1949, Germany was still largely under Allied control and not allowed to have its own army. However, on orders of Konrad Adenauer, Theodor Blank and his office (the Amt Blank) started with preparations for rearmament in 1950. On 7 June 1955, the office was turned into the Federal Ministry of Defence.
Germany's Defense Ministry said on March 5, 2008 that it would take very seriously a parliamentary report indicating that the nation's soldiers are more overweight than average civilians.[1]
 Entrance to the ministry at Bendlerblock in Berlin |
 Entrance to the ministry at Hardthöhe in Bonn |
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