{
 "name": "Bundeswehr personnel strength, 31 July 2026",
 "publisher": "Großwald (grosswald.org)",
 "license": "https://www.grosswald.org/data/terms.txt",
 "page": "https://www.grosswald.org/bundeswehr-personnel-2026-breakdown/",
 "as_of": "2026-07-31",
 "released": "2026-08-17",
 "built": "2026-08-22",
 "primary_source": "https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/zahlen-daten-fakten/personalzahlen-bundeswehr",
 "secondary_sources": [
  "https://www.bmvg.de/de/presse/personalzahlen-der-bundeswehr-auf-neuem-hoechststand-6143516",
  "https://augengeradeaus.net/2026/08/personalstaerke-juli-2026-hoechster-stand-seit-2013-ministerium-sieht-sich-im-zielkorridor/"
 ],
 "notes": [
  "Reporting break vs 2025: SaZ split into long (≥24 months) and short (12–23 months) from Jan 2026 under the Neuer Wehrdienst; homeland-defence voluntary service no longer listed separately.",
  "Rank-group figures are rounded to the nearest 10 by the Bundeswehr."
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   "label": "Total",
   "subset": "",
   "value": 32089,
   "unit": "persons",
   "as_of": "2026-07-31",
   "source": "https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/zahlen-daten-fakten/personalzahlen-bundeswehr"
  },
  {
   "section": "deployed",
   "label": "Soldiers on operations abroad (approx., Stand 10 Aug 2026)",
   "subset": "",
   "value": 750,
   "unit": "persons",
   "as_of": "2026-07-31",
   "source": "https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/zahlen-daten-fakten/personalzahlen-bundeswehr"
  }
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}