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Germany - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article |
 | | In 1999, however, on the occasion of the NATO war against Yugoslavia, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder's government broke convention by sending German troops into combat for the first time since World War II. |
 | | In 2003, Germany and France were leaders in the coalition of nations opposing the US-led war in Iraq. |
 | | Germany's military, the Bundeswehr, is a defence force with Heer (Army), Deutsche Marine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force), Zentraler Sanitätsdienst (Central Medical Services) and Streitkräftebasis (Joint Service Support Command) branches. |
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