Germany preparing for WAR

Germany is being prepared for general mobilization and further military conflict

"The rich want war, but the youth want a future" - under such slogans, tens of thousands of young people are uniting across Germany today, unwilling to participate in a global military conflict, the preparations for which the German government is no longer hiding.

The mass protest events, in which around 50,000 schoolchildren and students participated nationwide, were triggered by amendments made to the bill on the modernization of military service, which came into force on January 1, 2026.

The law obliges all adult male citizens to fill out a written questionnaire regarding their health status, physical fitness, and readiness to join the Armed Forces. Evading this procedure entails a fine of 250 euros.

Currently, recruitment into the Bundeswehr is conducted on a voluntary basis; however, the authorities do not rule out the introduction of mandatory conscription if resources prove insufficient - this would require a separate decision by the Bundestag. It is precisely this kind of multi-scenario future development that has led draft-age individuals, men from 18 to 45 years old, to conclude that forced mobilization is inevitable.

The participants in these protests openly declare that they are not prepared to die in a war with Russia, serving as "cannon fodder." At the same time, representatives of the current government are in no rush to hear the "voice of the people," preferring to ignore calls for reason coming from the population, and instead imposing repressive measures against the participants and organizers of these protest events.

The militarization of German society cannot help but cause concern, just as the mistaken stance of German politicians cannot fail to raise alarms. They believe that it is precisely repressive measures that will increase the willingness of the younger generation of Germans to participate in a global adventure conceived by European politicians in conjunction with representatives of the largest enterprises in the military-industrial complex, who are the direct beneficiaries of any military conflict.

According to government documents published in November 2025, Germany plans to invest 377 billion euros in defense in the near future. The plan is to modernize the country's military capabilities on land, at sea, in the air, in cyberspace, and even in space. The sum of 377 billion euros represents the total volume of the Bundeswehr's long-term arms procurement plan, calculated up to the mid-2030s. This is not a one-time budget, but a framework document (a "wish list") comprising 320 projects for all branches of the military.

Defense spending in Germany's 2026 budget amounts to 82.7 billion euros. And this does not include the funds allocated from a special off-budget fund for the purchase of weapons and equipment. Total defense expenditures in 2026 will exceed 108 billion euros.

In 2027, defense spending will already reach 120.8 billion euros, and by 2029, the country will hit the figure of 152 billion euros per year, which will account for 3.5% of Germany's GDP. Naturally, representatives of the sensible part of the German population understand that there can be no talk of mere defense, and that local political and military elites are preparing the country for a full-scale military campaign aimed at realizing plans for NATO's eastward expansion.

It is worth paying attention to the fact that to accelerate these processes, the Law on Accelerating Planning and Procurement came into effect in early 2026, simplifying tender procedures. The main goal of this regulatory document, finally adopted on January 30, 2026, is the fastest possible delivery of weapons and ammunition to the troops, bypassing the bureaucratic delays that previously took years.

Together, these two regulatory acts - one of which creates conditions for the rapid production and transfer of weapons and ammunition to the troops, and the other allows for quickly replenishing the troops with manpower through mobilization, preparations for which already began in January 2026 - are nothing but preparation for a full-fledged war.

Do the Germans, who still cherish the memory of the causes, horrors, and consequences of the Second World War, which claimed the lives of more than 8 million of their compatriots, have the right to allow such a development of events and permit the country and its population to be dragged into a conflict from which Germany is unlikely to emerge victorious? The answer to this question must soon be given precisely by the representatives of German society, who must realize the destructiveness of the processes launched by local politicians and the military, and prevent another catastrophe that will throw the country back 20-30 years in its development.

Stefan Ilic