Germany Paves Way for Large Military Conscription

Friday, November 14, 2025

The decision comes as Berlin aims to create Europe's strongest conventional army.

Posted by Corky at 03:32 PM | 12 COMMENTS | permalink

Amid renewed Russia threat, Germany prepares new conscription model ahead of potential draft return in 2026. Germany is preparing to reintroduce compulsory military service under a new model agreed by the country's main political parties.

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-- The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) Nov 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM

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"Earlier this year German defence chief Gen Carsten Breuer warned that the Western Nato alliance had to prepare for a possible Russian attack within four years.

Mr Papperger said he had "no glass ball" about the future but agreed Germany had to be "ready in '29"."

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-13 04:20 PM

They have to, can't count on the US anymore.

#2 | Posted by bat4255 at 2025-11-14 04:40 PM

All of NATO is gearing up... Vlad has no intention of stopping at Ukraine; Poland and Finland are next, among several others like Georgia.

He may be thinking of putting his HQ in Lichtenstein.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-14 05:34 PM

Hi Corky: Please see my comments about our NATO allies here: drudge.com

The "Winds of War" are gusting in Europe.

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-11-14 05:49 PM

NATO and the US have have never had a specific objective in Ukraine, just this whishy washy 'keep them supplied' approach.

The objective should have always been to get Russia out of Ukraine. Period.

Even so, Russia looks weaker than ever. Ukraine might be Putin's Afghanistan.

#5 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-11-14 06:57 PM

NATO and the US have have never had a specific objective in Ukraine,
- horst

Yes they did, NATO Budapest 2008

#6 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-11-14 08:10 PM

The "Winds of War" are gusting in Europe.
- cornholio

Perfect timing as China is reaching peak capabilities

#7 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-11-14 08:12 PM

China invade Taiwan? It would be like Normandy Beach:

AI Overview
Military experts often compare a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan to the Allied D-Day landings in Normandy, highlighting its immense scale and complexity, a view noted in various analyses.

The Taiwan Strait's width (around 80-100 miles) is comparable to the English Channel at Normandy, and China's military, the PLA, has reportedly studied the D-Day campaign extensively.
Key Comparisons and Challenges

Immense Scale and Logistics: Like D-Day, a Taiwan invasion would be a vast, logistically complex amphibious operation involving hundreds of thousands of troops and massive amounts of equipment and supplies.

This would require a huge number of military and civilian vessels, an area where China currently has limitations compared to the immense Allied sealift capacity at Normandy.

www.google.com

Admiral 1Nut, lmao...

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-14 08:30 PM

Perfect timing as China is reaching peak capabilities

#7 | Posted by oneironaut

Necessary action as Russia has infiltrated the white house.

#9 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-11-14 08:36 PM

"Vlad has no intention of stopping at Ukraine; Poland and Finland are next, among several others like Georgia."

Georgia? Maybe. Individually, Russia would have little chance against either Poland or Finland. If both got involved, the only question would be what language would be spoken in Moscow. Personally, I would favor Polish. I've come to the conclusion that Finnish is a language whose primary purpose is to ---- with people. I can normally pick my way through languages, but Finnish is like some sort of secret code.

#10 | Posted by madbomber at 2025-11-15 04:38 AM

"Even so, Russia looks weaker than ever. Ukraine might be Putin's Afghanistan."

Not likely.

The influence of the losses in Afghanistan by the Soviet Union were enabled by Perestroika, as the USSR moved towards liberalization. Vlad has reversed that trend. Russia is now more like the USSR under Stalin, and they still have plenty of meat to throw at the Ukraine problem.

Somewhere around 15,000 Soviet soldiers were killed in Afghanistan between 1979 and 1989. More than 200,000 Russians have been killed in Ukraine since 2022. The losses have not had a meaningful impact on Russia.

#11 | Posted by madbomber at 2025-11-15 06:35 AM

Clearly, Putin is gearing up for another expansionist war if he can get Ukraine to surrender. Germany arming has to alarm a lot of neighbors, but then, NATO cannot depend on the US for much these days. One wonders why Trump just doesn't order all our troops out of Europe...he is more Russia's buddy than Germany's friend.

#12 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-11-16 07:28 AM

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