Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)
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The Federal Ministry of Defence (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung) is a ministry in the German Cabinet. It is headquartered at Hardthöhe in Bonn and has a second office in the Bendlerblock building in Berlin. It is headed by the Federal Minister of Defence.
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When the Federal Republic of Germany was founded in 1949, Germany was still largely under Allied control and not allowed to have its own army. However, on orders of Konrad Adenauer, Theodor Blank and his office (the Amt Blank) started with preparations for rearmament in 1950. On 7 June 1955, the office was turned into the Federal Ministry of Defence.
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