The Bundeswehr is struggling to get to grips with the issue of sexual misconduct; illustrative images

Sep 30, 2026

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A female soldier with a braid, photographed during the Vigilant Roland II exercise conducted by the Bundeswehr s Homeland Security Division in a public area in Döbbelin, September 29, 2026. As part of the exercise, the soldiers are training, among other things, in providing assistance following a car accident and in preventing espionage attempts by enemy forces. Doebbelin, Ger Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
A female soldier with a braid, photographed during the Vigilant Roland II exercise conducted by the Bundeswehr s Homeland Security Division in a public area in Stendal, September 29, 2026 As part of the exercise, the soldiers are training, among other things, in providing aid after a car accident and in preventing espionage attempts by enemy forces. Stendal, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
Family Day at the Kyffhäuser Barracks in Bad Frankenhausen, September 17, 2026; Bad Frankenhausen, Kyffhäuser Barracks; Family Day for the families of female and male recruits; there will be a static weapons display; the Bunde
September 15, 2026, Düsseldorf: Side shots taken during a command handover at the North Rhine-Westphalia State Command in Düsseldorf; North Rhine-Westphalia State Command, Wilhelm Raabe Straße, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Soldiers are lined up, with a female soldier wearing a braid in the center; feature, border image, symbolic photo, ceremonial handover of the North Rhine-Westphalia Regional Command of the German Armed Forces, Düsseldorf,
Ceremonial Oath-Taking at the Bendlerblock, Berlin, Germany, July 20, 2026—245 female and male recruits of the Bundeswehr take their oath at the Bendlerblock on the occasion of the 82nd anniversary of July 20, 1944. They pledge their commitment to the free democratic basic
Illustrative photo of women in the Bundeswehr: A female Air Force soldier from the Guard Battalion stands in formation in Berlin, July 15, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xJulianexSonntagx
Illustrative photo of women in the Bundeswehr: A female Air Force soldier from the Guard Battalion stands in formation in Berlin, July 15, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xJulianexSonntagx
Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz talks to servicemen and women in front of a Eurofighter fighter jet Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits the air force base in Laage near Rostock, Laage, Rostock Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany Fliegerhost Laage
Symbolic picture of women in the Bundeswehr Taken during a reception at the Federal Ministry of Defense with military honors Berlin, 16 03 2026 Berlin Germany Copyright: xNeelexJanssenx
Bundeswehr soldiers of the guard battalion at the ceremony to mark 70 years of the Bundeswehr in Berlin, 12 11 2025 Berlin Germany Copyright: xKiraxGraapx
Bundeswehr bekommt Problem um sexuelles Fehlverhalten nicht in den Griff, Symbolbilder Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany - September 5, 2025: Appeal for the graduation of the 124th officer training course of the German Air Force at the barracks and officer training school in Fürstenfeldbruck. Several female soldiers in blue uniforms stand in formation from behind.
Symbolic picture on the topic of women in the Bundeswehr Soldiers of the Bundeswehr Guard Battalion arrive for a reception at the Bendlerblock in Berlin, 10 02 2025 Berlin Germany Copyright: xJulianexSonntagx