In the event of a military attack on Germany, only one in ten Germans will be ready to defend their country with weapons in hand. This is evidenced by data from a survey conducted by the British company YouGov for the dpa news agency. Der Spiegel.
According to the research, one in three (33%) people try to maintain a normal lifestyle as much as possible. Almost one in four Germans (24%) would leave the country as soon as possible in the event of a war. One in ten (11%) said they were ready to volunteer to help or support the country in addition to serving in the military. And only five percent of Germans will volunteer for military service.
According to the study, people over the age of 60 are more ready to help, even when they are not arm in arm, than younger people.
The question asked by sociologists was: “Suppose there are signs of a military attack on Germany similar to the Russian attack on Ukraine that began in February 2022. What do you personally think you would do in such a situation?
Earlier it was reported that about a year after the start of the special military operation of the Russian army in Germany in Ukraine. to start It discusses the reinstatement of compulsory military service, which was abolished in 2011.
Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Chairman of the Bundestag Defense Committee did not rule outand the introduction of compulsory military service in Germany.
Boris Pistorius, Germany’s new Defense Minister called error Abolition of conscription in Germany from 1 July 2011.