Topic: German Federal Armed Forces

Difference Maker Son of an anti-Nazi hero uses family estate to teach teens

Helmuth Caspar von Moltke, son of an anti-Nazi hero, uses the family estate in Poland to teach teenagers about democracy and protecting human rights.

My Russian

On a snowy night near Tolstoy's house, a tongue-tied American tries to summon the courage to converse.

Reader recommendation: The Balkan Trilogy

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.

Germany plays catch-up after being on sidelines of NATO's Libya campaign

Germany's government now appears eager to make loans, unfreeze Libyan assets, and commit itself to aid for Libya, but a growing list of critics is saying it's all too little, too late.

Landmark Kenya ruling could see dozens of Somali pirates set free

In a blow to efforts to combat Somali pirates, a senior Kenyan judge said Tuesday that courts here have no power to prosecute crimes that took place outside Kenya’s territorial waters.

Germany considers scrapping the draft

Deployments in Afghanistan have tested the Army's limits and bolstered arguments to scrap the draft and build a smaller, more professional volunteer force.

Germany considers another step toward normalcy: dropping the draft

The minister of defense in Germany proposes ending the draft, a cold-war legacy but also an antidote to its past. The time for such a change seems right. But will it create a better Army, or just save the federal government some euros?

Opinion: Seventy years after World War II's start, old enemies take stock

Polish enmity toward Germany is gone, but tension with Russia remains.

Opinion: A day of reckoning for Bush's 'torture' lawyers

Attorney General Eric Holder must follow the gold standard of Nuremburg.

Valkyrie

A firsthand account of the plot to assassinate Hitler, written by its last survivor.

D-Day+ 65 years: Obama set to make Normandy landing

Veterans still make their way back - and the locals still thank them for their role in a decisive battle for the Continent.

German lawyers launch pirate defense team

The tangled case involves Somali pirates, a German ship, an overcrowded Kenyan prison, and allegations of human rights abuses.

The Somme: The Darkest Hour on the Western Front

Personal accounts add a new dimension to a history of the Great War’s bloodiest battle.

Oldest Holocaust survivor tells a story of faith and courage that's out of the ordinary

Leopold Engleitner endured the Holocaust. His long life since has inspired others.

The story of the oldest living Holocaust survivor

Opinion: Is the U.S. Army ready for conventional war?

Focusing only on counterinsurgency and nation-building is unwise. It must prepare to fight other armies.

Going back to – and gathering – our Italian roots

Digging up plant roots to make dye and tracing family roots were all in a day's work.