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Ever since the German Bundeswehr was formed, the relationship between the German population and its armed forces has been very complex. Starting back in the days of the debates about German rearmament, Germany has developed a peculiar attitude towards the Bundeswehr and its tasks, which is distinctly different from the civil-military relationship prevailing in other Western states (cf. Rattinger 1985; Bulmahn et al. 2008; Biehl/Fiebig 2011).
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Fiebig, R. (2013). Factual Knowledge and Public Support for German Military Operations: The Case of the German ISAF Mission in Afghanistan. In: Kümmel, G., Giegerich, B. (eds) The Armed Forces: Towards a Post-Interventionist Era?. Schriftenreihe des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr, vol 14. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01286-1_8
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