The Federal Ministry of Defence (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung) is a ministry in the German Cabinet. It is headquartered at Hardthöhe in Bonn and has a second office in the Bendlerblock building in Berlin. It is headed by the Federal Minister of Defence. The Cabinet of Germany (German: Bundeskabinett, Bundesregierung) is the chief executive body of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... Bonn is a city in Germany (19th largest), in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the north of the Siebengebirge. ... The Bendlerblock is a building in Berlin, near Tiergarten. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Federal Minister of Defence (in German, Bundesminister der Verteidigung) is the member of the German Federal Cabinet in charge of the Federal Ministry of Defence. ...

History

When the Federal Republic of Germany was founded in 1949, Germany was still largely under Allied control and not allowed to have its own army. However, on orders of Konrad Adenauer, Theodor Blank and his office (the Amt Blank) started with preparations for rearmament in 1950. On 7 June 1955, the office was turned into the Federal Ministry of Defence. Election Poster showing Adenauer Konrad Adenauer (January 5, 1876 – April 19, 1967) was a conservative German statesman. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official website