Bundeswehr
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Bundeswehr
< German, equivalent to Bundes, genitive of Bund federation + Wehr defense
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"As Germany and Poland, we are NATO, we are friends, and we are allies," said Major General Tilo Maedler, Chief of the Bundeswehr Joint Force Command.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
A spokeswoman for the Bundeswehr Joint Force Command said military police were deployed to the site before the matter was handed over to local police.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The Bundeswehr declined to comment on the ongoing investigation when asked by the BBC on Sunday about the suspected origins of the drones spotted above Mechernich.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The Duesseldorf-based group has benefitted in particular from greater defence spending in Germany, where Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to turn the Bundeswehr into Europe's largest conventional army.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
Joining the armed forces, known as the Bundeswehr, would be voluntary but Parliament could make it mandatory should the military miss its recruitment targets or Germany come under attack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
