[DEZ] Germany & Zeitenwende

DEZ | German ‘Zeitenwende’ on Großwald.org curates analysis of Germany’s ongoing transformation in defense and security policy. First framed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz in his 27 February 2022 Bundestag address, the Zeitenwende has evolved into a long-term restructuring of the Bundeswehr, procurement systems, and Germany’s role in NATO and the EU. This section tracks the implementation phase—modernization programs, capability gaps, and Berlin’s shifting posture on Europe’s eastern flank.

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Bundeswehr's 'Kalter Sturm': Intense Live-Fire Drill in Germany's Oberlausitz post image

Bundeswehr's 'Kalter Sturm': Intense Live-Fire Drill in Germany's Oberlausitz

Germany's €500B Debt-Funded Defense Plan: Modernization & Constitutional Reforms post image

Germany's €500B Debt-Funded Defense Plan: Modernization & Constitutional Reforms

Germany’s Expanding Defense Industry: Employment, Economy, Strategic Directions post image

Germany’s Expanding Defense Industry: Employment, Economy, Strategic Directions

German UNIFIL Contingent Now Led from German Navy Command in Rostock post image

German UNIFIL Contingent Now Led from German Navy Command in Rostock

€162M Investment: CBRN ErkW Reconnaissance Vehicles for Germany’s Federal States post image

€162M Investment: CBRN ErkW Reconnaissance Vehicles for Germany’s Federal States

German Army and Air Force Collaborate in "Blauer Greif 2025" Exercise post image

German Army and Air Force Collaborate in "Blauer Greif 2025" Exercise

Germany’s Panzerbrigade 21 Adopts New Doctrine & Integrates into Medium Force Framework "Mittlere Kräfte" post image

Germany’s Panzerbrigade 21 Adopts New Doctrine & Integrates into Medium Force Framework "Mittlere Kräfte"

GDELS Wins Piranha 5 Contract for TaWAN Tactical Network post image

GDELS Wins Piranha 5 Contract for TaWAN Tactical Network

Germany’s Accelerated Military Procurement: What Went Well and What Not post image

Germany’s Accelerated Military Procurement: What Went Well and What Not

D-LBO: KNDS, Rheinmetall Digitize German Command-and-Control Systems for €2bn post image

D-LBO: KNDS, Rheinmetall Digitize German Command-and-Control Systems for €2bn

Claims of German Chancellor Scholz’s Alleged Russia Trip to Putin Spark Controversy post image

Claims of German Chancellor Scholz’s Alleged Russia Trip to Putin Spark Controversy

The End of Post-Merkel Illusions: Trump’s Second Term, Germany, and Changing Defense Priorities post image

The End of Post-Merkel Illusions: Trump’s Second Term, Germany, and Changing Defense Priorities