German Army Continues to Swallow Its Neighbors

[Penguin]

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There's something about Germans....

Germany in pre-WWI: Emerging power in Europe.

Aftermath of WWI: Got destroyed by multiple powers and suffered one of the largest casualties.

Within 10 years, they quickly rose to power and emerged as a world power then got destroyed, invaded by multiple powers and ended up disintegrated into two parts.

The moment West and East Germany re-united, they re-emerged as a economical power of Europe.

All within short period of time after they got destroyed and yet, are always ahead of the West despite being invaded and disintegrated multiple times unlike the "untouched" western powers.

What do you mean 're-emerged'? West Germany already was an economical power in Europe. In 1952 West Germany became part of the European Coal and Steel Community, joining with Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, and this would later evolve into the European Union. In 1973, West Germany—home to roughly 1.26% of the world's population—featured the world's fourth largest GDP of 944 billion (5.9% of the world total). In 1976 West Germany became one of the founding nations of the Group of Six (G6) with France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, which came to be known as the Group of Seven, or G7, in 1976 with the addition of Canada. In 1987, the FRG held a 7.4% share of total world production.

 

[mike2000 is back]

Methinks this time they will catch the English fox by its tail , instead of reaching out towards its mouth , lets see

We have always out played our Anglo Saxon German brothers. It's like a tragedy for them. .
We have always been not just a military power but even more so a very strategic/smart(some call it cunning) power. So we will still have the last laugh.

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What do you mean 're-emerged'? West Germany already was an economical power in Europe. In 1952 West Germany became part of the European Coal and Steel Community, joining with Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, and this would later evolve into the European Union. In 1973, West Germany—home to roughly 1.26% of the world's population—featured the world's fourth largest GDP of 944 billion (5.9% of the world total). In 1976 West Germany became one of the founding nations of the Group of Six (G6) with France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, which came to be known as the Group of Seven, or G7, in 1976 with the addition of Canada. In 1987, the FRG held a 7.4% share of total world production.

Why about Communist revolutionary anti free world East Germany ? They were not also an economic powerhouse like the evil Anglo Saxon western aligned West Germany ?

 

[Śakra]

We have always out played our Anglo Saxon German brothers. It's like a tragedy for them. .
We have always been not just a military power but even more so a very strategic/smart(some call it cunning) power. So we will still have the last laugh.


Why about Communist revolutionary anti free world Eat Germany ? They were not also an economic powerhouse like the evil Anglo Saxon western aligned West Germany ?

I do believe the Norman on the throne has the last laugh.

 

[Penguin]

Why about Communist revolutionary anti free world East Germany ? They were not also an economic powerhouse like the evil Anglo Saxon western aligned West Germany ?

It became the most successful economy in the Eastern Bloc. In 1976, the average annual growth of the GDP was approximately five percent. This made East German economy the richest in all of the Soviet Bloc until 1990 after the Communist collapse in the country. The estimated 1984 per capita income was $9,800 ($22,600 in 2015 dollars). The East German economy was one of the largest and one of the most stable economies in the "Second World" until Communism in Eastern Europe started to collapse in 1989. Nonetheless, it did not match the economic growth of West Germany.

For comparison, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Econo...ublic#Comparison_with_the_West_German_economy

 

[-SINAN-]

How about Turkey? As the largest standing army in Europe next after Russia.

We should stay at equal distance to both EU and Russia.

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I was really enjoying the thread till it got destroyed by the non-Europeans.

IMO, European members wish for Germany to militarize and take the lead is nothing but a pipe dream. Why Germans would spend their funds on military while they can spend on welfare ? Neither Germany nor Europe are under imminent danger.

 

[Penguin]

We should stay at equal distance to both EU and Russia.

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I was really enjoying the thread till it got destroyed by the non-Europeans.

IMO, European members wish for Germany to militarize and take the lead is nothing but a pipe dream. Why Germans would spend their funds on military while they can spend on welfare ? Neither Germany nor Europe are under imminent danger.

Many in Germany and the rest of Europe would disagree on that last statement.

As far as German defence spending, it is already being increased... so apparently they themselves perceive a need for that. How much and at what speed, the Germans keep at their discretion (they would let pressure from Trump to determine that). And Germany is not alone in that respect. Sixteen alliance members increased their defense spending in real terms in 2015. Twelve of these countries were forecast to have increased their defense spending as a percentage of GDP, NATO said in a January report.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-defense-gabriel-idUSKBN1611LD
http://www.dw.com/en/merkel-germany-to-heavily-increase-bundeswehr-budget/a-36054268
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/769178/Germany-Nato-spending-Angela-Merkel-Mike-Pence-Vice-President-Donald-Trump-Russia
http://www.defensenews.com/story/de...ending-hike-reflects-regional-trend/82204164/

Related
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38675522
http://www.policyreview.eu/germanys...ase-analytically-wrong-but-politically-right/

German defence budget over time
https://www.statista.com/statistics/575153/military-spending-germany/

 

[Zulkarneyn]

We should stay at equal distance to both EU and Russia.

I actually agree with this. My comment was a little bit sarcastic.
Granted we are in NATO, but they even pulled out their Patriots