Over ten years ago, in 2011, compulsory military service was suspended in Germany. The Ukraine war brought the discussion back. For the authors Gerrit Reichert and Benjamin Vorhölter, this was the impetus to document the West German conscription form W 15. Step by step, from the enlistment letter to the muster, "Grundi", basic training and retirement, they recall the structure and mentality of the conscript army of the time. Together with their readers, they marvel at what was possible back then and what the consequences were for the Bundeswehr and civil society. Anyone discussing conscription today should know how conscription worked.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Gerrit Reichert/Benjamin Vorhölter
Title
Generation W 15. 456 Tage beim Bund. 1973-1989
Details
Paperback, many bw-photos. 215 pages.
State
new
Maximilian Verlag GmbH & Co KG Koehler-Mittler Stadthausbrücke 4 20355 Hamburg Deutschland
