West German Army

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The West German Army was the land warfare branch of the Federal Republic of Germany’s armed forces during the Cold War, integrated into NATO and focused on defending Western Europe against potential Warsaw Pact aggression.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
alliance NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
linked to: NATO
alsoKnownAs Bundeswehr Army
linked to: Bundeswehr

Heer der Bundeswehr
civilianControl Federal Ministry of Defence of West Germany
componentOf NATO Central Army Group
linked to: Central Army Group
country Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: West Germany
defensiveOrientation conventional warfare
doctrine forward defense
equipmentStandardizationWith other NATO armies
garrisonCountry West Germany
geopoliticalContext Cold War
integratedInto NATO command structure
legalFramework Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
militaryBranchOf Federal Republic of Germany Armed Forces
linked to: Bundeswehr
opposedBloc Warsaw Pact
partOf Bundeswehr
politicalSystemOfCountry parliamentary democracy
primaryAdversary East German National People’s Army
Soviet Armed Forces
linked to: Soviet armed forces
primaryMission defense against Warsaw Pact aggression
defense of Western Europe
primaryRole land warfare
regionOfOperations Western Europe
standard NATO standards and procedures
status historical military organization
successor unified German Army of the Bundeswehr after reunification
timePeriod Cold War era
type professional military force

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H-34 Choctaw usedBy West German Army
M47 Patton usedBy West German Army
Reforger exercises countryInvolved West German Territorial Army
linked to: West German Army
Right Arm of the Free World notableUserGroupOfReferent West German military (early postwar period)
linked to: West German Army