New Bundeswehr Recruits Take Oath Of Service

BERLIN, GERMANY - JULY 20: Recruits attend the swearing-in of new recruits of the Bundeswehr, Germany's armed forces, who are taking their pledge of service at a ceremony at the Defence Ministry on July 20, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. The ceremony is coinciding with the 81th anniversary of the attempt by Claus von Stauffenberg to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944, a day that in modern Germany is commemorated as the day of German resistance against the Nazis. The German government has ambitious plans to modernize and expand its military, though among the biggest obstacles is the difficulty of attracting additional personnel. (Photo by Christian Mang/Getty Images)