German Troops Are Still Waiting For Combat Boots

DW: German troops wait 8 years for new combat boots

Since 2016 the German military — the Bundeswehr — has planned to provide troops with new combat boots. Now soldiers must wait longer to be properly equipped, something one member of parliament described as "grotesque."

German troops will have to wait until 2022 to receive new combat boots due to "limited production capacity in industry," media reported.

The inability of the Bundeswehr to equip soldiers with basic footwear adds to a series of scandals over lack of equipment and questions over combat readiness in the NATO member.

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WNU Editor: Not being able to provide new combat boots is the least of the problems for the German military — the Bundeswehr .... It’s High Time for Germany to Fund, and Fix, Its Military (Daniel DePetris, Defense One).

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