Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany

Ministry of Defence of Germany
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Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany

Summary

Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany is a Federal Ministry in Germany[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of federal_ministry_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (162 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany was a member of Working Committee of the Surveying Authorities of the Länder of the Federal Republic of Germany[3].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany was a member of Chefsache[4].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's instance of is recorded as Federal Ministry in Germany[6].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's instance of is recorded as defence ministry[7].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's instance of is recorded as command of the Bundeswehr[8].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's instance of is recorded as Q1510111[9].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's main regulatory text is recorded as Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany[10].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany is operated by George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies[11].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany followed Blank Office[12].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's headquarters location is recorded as Hardthöhe[13].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's headquarters location is recorded as Bendlerblock[14].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's child organization or unit is recorded as German Army Headquarters[15].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's child organization or unit is recorded as Air Force Command[16].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's child organization or unit is recorded as Navy Command[17].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's child organization or unit is recorded as German Joint Support and Enabling Service Headquarters[18].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's child organization or unit is recorded as German Cyber and Information Domain Service Headquarters[19].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's child organization or unit is recorded as Medical Service of the German Armed Forces[20].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's child organization or unit is recorded as Einsatzführungskommando der Bundeswehr[21].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's child organization or unit is recorded as Military Counterintelligence Service[22].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's child organization or unit is recorded as Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr[23].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's child organization or unit is recorded as Zentrum Innere Führung[24].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's child organization or unit is recorded as Luftfahrtamt der Bundeswehr[25].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's child organization or unit is recorded as Q1371675[26].
  • Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's child organization or unit is recorded as Q15107647[27].

Body

Founding

June 7, 1955 marks the founding of Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany[28].

Identity

Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bundesministerium der Verteidigung'}[29]. It followed Blank Office[12]. Short names include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'BMVg'}[30] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'FMoD'}[31].

Leadership

Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany's chairperson is recorded as Boris Pistorius[32].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Hardthöhe[13], an Ortsteil[33], in Germany[34] and Bendlerblock[14], a building complex[35], in Germany[36]. Subsidiaries include German Army Headquarters[15], a command of the Bundeswehr[37], in Germany[38], founded in 2012[39], headquartered in Q490521[40]; Air Force Command[16], a command of the Bundeswehr[41], in Germany[42], founded in 2012[43], headquartered in Q1875934[44]; Navy Command[17], a command of the Bundeswehr[45], in Germany[46], founded in 2012[47], headquartered in Rostock[48]; German Joint Support and Enabling Service Headquarters[18], a command of the Bundeswehr[49], in Germany[50], founded in 2012[51]; German Cyber and Information Domain Service Headquarters[19], a major military unit[52], in Germany[53], founded in 2017[54], headquartered in Bonn[55]; and Medical Service of the German Armed Forces[20], a command of the Bundeswehr[56], in Germany[57], founded in 2012[58]. Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany is operated by George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies[11].

Why It Matters

Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany ranks in the top 5% of federal_ministry_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (162 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

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  25. [4] . chefinnensache.de. Retrieved . chefinnensache.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  28. [29] . bmvg.de. bmvg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . service.bund.de. Retrieved . service.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Inception +1955-06-07T00:00:00Z
    Topic's main category Category:Bundesministerium der Verteidigung
    Has part(s) Q28738479, Q1481144, General Staff +5
    Headquarters location Hardthöhe, Bendlerblock
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