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The Federal Republic of Germany had conscription (Wehrpflicht, German:[ˈveːɐ̯ˌp͡flɪçt]ⓘ) for male citizens between 1956 and 2011. On 22 November 2010, the German Minister of Defence proposed to the government to put conscription into abeyance on 1 July 2011.[1] The constitution, however, retains provisions that would legalize the potential reintroduction of conscription.
The Grundgesetz (Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany)[2] and several special laws (e.g., Wehrpflichtgesetz[3]) regulated these duties and exceptions. In the last year of active conscription, men were obliged to serve six months either in the military, which they could refuse, or do alternative civilian service or honorary service for at least six months in a civil defence organisation.
Families of those who were oppressed by the Nazi regime (usually Jews) were exempted from conscription, though some volunteered to serve.[4] Although conscription was of a military nature, in the last days of conscription twice as many draftees refused military service and served in alternative services. Women were not subject to conscription; they were allowed to join the military as volunteers.
^"Wehrpflicht wird zum 1. Juli 2011 ausgesetzt". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
^Grundgesetz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (see wikisource (Article 12a))
^The article is based on Wehrpflichtgesetz (WehrPflG) vom Juli 1956, Fundstelle: BGBl I 1956, 651, Neugefasst durch Bek. v. 30. 5.2005 I 1465 (see wording of the law)
^"More Jews Opt to Serve in German Military | DW | 07.01.2007".
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