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Hessians,Reichswehr, and Everything in between.  During the American Revolution Hessians were hired by the British.  They were guns for hire or mercenaries.  Approximately 1,200 were killed in combat.  Victory at the Battle of Waterloo ended war in Europe for almost 40 years until the Crimean war.  During World War One their was no single Army.  The four main kingdoms or regions each had an army, they were Bavaria, Prussia, Saxony, and Württemberg.  During wartime all of them reported to the king.  After the war the Reichswehr was formed.  It had an Active, Reserve, and a national guard or home guard component to it as well.

World War Two and the NAZI’s During the 6 years of War the NAZI’s made much progress in the way of military technology. Projects ranging from the Sturmgewehr 44 to the Horton Ho 229. The German military was famous for the blitzkrieg battle technique. German military made from France to Russia to Morocco all the way to Baghdad, Iraq.

The Modern German Army  Created in  Current size is approx. 90,000.  approx.,. 20,000 are conscripts.  Motto-Schützen, helfen, vermitteln, kampfen.  In 1990 after the collapse of the Berlin wall the army of East Germany was absorbed into the Heer.  The Army currently consists of 5 mechanized divisions, 1 special forces and 1 airmobile.

German Divisions  1 st Armoured Division  10 th Armoured  13 th Mechanized Infantry  1 German/Netherlands Corps  Multinational Corps North East  Franco-German Brigade  Airmobile Operations Division  Special Operations Division  Eurocorps

Current Weapons MP-7 Replacing the current MP- 2 G36 with a AG36 Grenade Launcher KM2000 and Sheath

List of Modern and Past Weapons  Mauser  MP40  MP44  G3  G36  MP2  MP7  M3M  G82 Barrett.50  AK-74  Accuracy International G22  AI G24  KM2000  P8  MG4  MG3  AG36 Grenade Launcher  MILAN  Panzerfaust 3

Aircraft of the Army  UH-1 Huey  CH-53G being converted to CG- 53GA  Eurocopter Tiger  Bölkow Bo 105  Eurocopter EC 135  NHI NH90

Vehicles of the Army  Leopard 2 MBT A5,A6  Spz Puma  GTK BOXER  Wiesel 1 2  KMW Grizzly  Mercedes-Benz 250 GD “Wolf”

Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom  Kundez Province Campaign  Talibania  KSK Operations include many raids and patrols to oust the Taliban from the Kundez province and Chahar Dara district.  The German Army did not take an active part in the invasion of Iraq.  The military did provide however -Intelligence Assistance -Provide Personnel to protect US bases in Germany to allow more troops to be deployed to Iraq. -Provide training to the Iraqi Army in the Arab Emirates.

Conflicts the German Military has taken part in.  American Revolution  Napoleonic Wars  Crimean War  World War I  World War II  Munich massacre  Gulf War  UN Operations in Somalia  Post Balkan Wars  Kosovo Campaign  Operation Enduring Freedom  Operation Iraqi Freedom

Work Cited Page  irg.org/news/2006/pflueger-en.htm irg.org/news/2006/pflueger-en.htm  technology_issue_ php technology_issue_ php  Brinkley, Alan. “The Unfinished Nation 1877 to Present” Columbia University 2005 Boston  er er