Germany announced a critical shortage of personnel in the army — World
To reach the planned figure of 203 thousand soldiers, the German army lacks about 20 thousand people.
Bundestag Commissioner for Defense Eva Högl stated that the operational readiness of some units of the German army is only 50%. She emphasized that in the conditions of growing security challenges after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this level is clearly not enough.
This is reported by ntv.
According to Högl, the Bundeswehr is facing a serious shortage of personnel. To reach the planned figure of 203 thousand soldiers, the German army lacks about 20 thousand people.
“In addition, many positions are unfilled,” she noted.
Against this background, the leaders of Estonia, Latvia and Finland previously stated that NATO is not ready for a war with Russia without the participation of the United States. The Latvian president emphasized that the allies' defense industry is not capable…
