List of German defence ministers - Wikipedia
According to Article 65a of the German Constitution (German: Grundgesetz), the Federal Minister of Defence is commander-in-chief (German: Inhaber der Befehls- und Kommandogewalt) of the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, in peacetime. [1]
Federal Ministry of Defence - BMVg
Minister of Defence . In his capacity as Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius is a member of the German government and commander in chief of the armed forces in peacetime.
Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany) - Wikipedia
The Federal Ministry of Defence (German: Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm deːɐ̯ fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋ] ⓘ), abbreviated BMVg, is a top-level federal agency, headed by the Federal Minister of Defence as a member of the Cabinet of Germany.
The Minister of Defence - BMVg
In his capacity as Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius is a member of the German government. Additionally, the Minister of Defence is the highest-ranking superior of all soldiers as well as the commander in chief of the armed forces in peacetime.
Boris Pistorius - Wikipedia
Boris Ludwig Pistorius (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔʁɪs pɪsˈtoːʁiʊs]; [2] born 14 March 1960) is a German lawyer and politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), he has served as Federal Minister of Defence in the cabinet of …
Germany's defense minister overhauls the military command as …
Apr 4, 2024 · Germany’s defense minister has announced a plan to streamline and reorganize the country’s military command as part of efforts to make the armed forces of NATO’s most populous European member “war-capable.”
Boris Pistorius | BMVg.de
Boris Pistorius has been Federal Minister of Defence since January 19, 2023. Before from 2013 on, he was Minister of the Interior and Sport in Lower Saxony. From 2006 until 2013, he was lord mayor of Osnabrück city.
Germany names new defence minister, faces pressure to send …
Jan 17, 2023 · Germany's government named Boris Pistorius as defence minister on Tuesday at a time of mounting pressure on Berlin from Western allies to allow Ukraine to use German-made tanks in the war...
Boris Pistorius is sworn in as Germany's new defence minister
Jan 19, 2023 · German lawmakers appointed Boris Pistorius as the country's new Defence Minister on Thursday following the resignation of Christine Lambrecht. Pistorius, a member of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s...
Christine Lambrecht: German defence minister resigns after blunders - BBC
Jan 16, 2023 · Germany's Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht has resigned following a series of blunders and PR disasters. It comes as Berlin comes under rising pressure to allow the delivery of German-built...