Civilian Bundeswehr Staff and Officials Get Shot Vest and Helmet

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Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius also wants to better prepare his civilian staff and officials for the crisis. According to SPIEGEL information, 80,000 bullet vests and helmets are to be purchased for a lot of money.

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For the first time since the Cold War, civilian personnel of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) are to be equipped with robust protective gear. According to a confidential document for the Budget Committee of the Bundestag, reported by "Der Spiegel," Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) intends to provide all 80,000 civilian employees and civil servants of the Bundeswehr and his ministry with bulletproof vests and combat helmets. The documen…