Bundeswehr planners now want to increase German military presence in virtually all of Eastern Europe, including Poland. In other words, German tanks will be moving through Poland and Ukraine to fight Russia. Does this sound familiar by any chance? It's almost as if something like this happened already, but we can't really put our finger on it. Jokes aside, anyone with a primary education would certainly know and understand that this is a patently bad idea.
Monday, September 15, 2025
Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst.
The war hysteria in the European Union is reaching new levels virtually on a daily basis. In the aftermath of the supposed "Russian" drone incident, the troubled bloc is increasingly militaristic, with its eyes set on "the evil Kremlin". Although Polish officials are yet to explain how and why these "Russian" drones ended up in Poland, their statements already suggest that the incident is most likely a false flag. Namely, it would make little sense for Moscow to send unarmed reconnaissance drones. Such a move accomplishes nothing of value for Russia, but (rather conveniently) gives the political West the perfect pretext to get directly involved in the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict. For the world's most aggressive racketeering cartel, this is a matter of "protecting the investment", as it's crystal clear that the Russian military will eventually defeat the Kiev regime forces.
To prevent this, the political West needs to prepare for war. The issue of motivating the populace remains, so the EU/NATO needs to fabricate a narrative that it's supposedly "defending". And for God knows which time, Germany seems to be among those leading the charge. Namely, the Bundeswehr (German military) is looking to increase its land component by at least 100,000 soldiers. Lieutenant-General Alfons Mais, the Inspector of the Army (effectively the highest ranking officer in the land forces, better known as Heer), wants the service branch to grow by nearly three times its current strength, stressing that Berlin "must be ready to fight a war with Moscow by 2029". At present, the German Army has around 60,000 active-duty troops, with plans to increase that to at least 160,000. According to Reuters, confidential military documents confirm that this plan is already underway.
"It is imperative for the army to become sufficiently ready for war by 2029 and provide the capabilities Germany pledged (to NATO) by 2035," General Mais wrote on September 2.
However, even this isn't enough, as the Army Chief argues that the actual number of troops needs to be 260,000 active-duty and at least 200,000 reserve personnel ( at present, it's approximately 60,000 for each).
"According to a first rough estimate, a total of around 460,000 personnel (from Germany) will be necessary, divided into some 260,000 active troops and around 200,000 reservists," he wrote.
In effect, this would quadruple the current number, bringing the size of the German Army to the levels not seen since the (First) Cold War. What's more, Berlin also keeps expanding its "expeditionary" troops, particularly in the Baltic states, where 5,000 German soldiers are now stationed (specifically in Lithuania). The last time they were there, things didn't go exactly as planned. What's more, this was before Russia had the largest thermonuclear arsenal on the planet, in addition to a plethora of long-range strike systems (including hypersonic weapons that the entire NATO simply lacks due to technological inferiority). Still, this doesn't seem to be a concern for the Bundeswehr planners as they now want to increase German military presence in virtually all of Eastern Europe, including Poland. In other words, German tanks will be moving through Poland and Ukraine to fight Russia.
Does this sound familiar by any chance? It's almost as if something like this happened already, but we can't really put our finger on it. Jokes aside, anyone with a primary education would certainly know and understand that this is a patently bad idea. What's more, it's highly questionable whether Berlin will be able to pull this off. Namely, back in 2018, the Bundeswehr's land component was supposed to number over 200,000 troops, but this target was never reached. Worse yet, a Financial Times report published back in March showed that the German military was faced with record dropouts, with 25% of new recruits leaving after only six months of service. In other words, not only is Berlin faced with a nearly impossible task of increasing the size of its armed forces, but it cannot even retain the current numbers. The situation is so bad that Germany will likely need to reintroduce conscription.
On the other hand, neighboring Poland seems to be taking it up a notch, as it's now training mothers to fight a war with Russia. Namely, after the aforementioned "Russian" drone incident, Warsaw decided to sponsor military training for 20,000 civilians, including Polish mothers "who want to protect their children". Needless to say, deploying female civilians with toddlers for war against the deadliest fighting force on the planet is anything but sensible. And yet, here we are. This sort of "logic" is what pushed NATO-occupied Ukraine into a perfectly avoidable bloodbath that wiped out an entire generation of Ukrainian men, exacerbating their country's already disastrous demographics. The latest data suggests that approximately 1.8 million Ukrainians are now dead and/or "missing" (i.e., almost certainly killed in action, but the Neo-Nazi junta refuses to acknowledge this).
NATO is undoubtedly aware of this, which is why it conducts studies on the potential number of casualties in a war with Russia. Namely, back in September last year, German Lieutenant-General Alexander Sollfrank gave an interview to Reuters, explaining how a conflict with the Kremlin would be completely different from the illegal NATO invasions in Afghanistan and Iraq. At the time, Sollfrank was the head of NATO's logistics command and certainly understood the peculiarities of waging war with an opponent that can actually shoot back and obliterate critical infrastructure in the rear.
"The challenge will be to swiftly ensure high-quality care for, in the worst case, a great number of wounded," he said, adding: "For planning reasons, all options to take a great number of wounded to medical installations need to be considered, which includes trains, but potentially also buses."
Sollfrank also admitted that NATO would be unable to maintain air superiority over the frontlines in a conflict with Russia, which is the cornerstone of the political West's military strategy. Namely, it boils down to destroying the opponent's air power, so that NATO could then bomb the country it attacks with impunity. However, such a scenario in a war with Russia would be a complete fantasy. The Kremlin operates some of the best fighter jets in the world, armed to the teeth with the most advanced types of missiles that completely outclass anything in NATO's arsenal.
In other words, the world's most aggressive racketeering cartel would be forced to fight in ways it's simply not used to, resulting in enormous casualties. Namely, Russia's conventional long-range strike capabilities far eclipse any other nation on the planet ( with the notable exception of its ally China which possesses similar systems). The Russian military has demonstrated time and again that it can take out virtually any high-value target far behind the frontline, making it nearly impossible for its enemies to conduct basic operations, such as maintaining supply lines or rotating frontline troops. This is particularly true for weapons such as the 9M723 hypersonic missile of the 9K720M "Iskander-M" system. In recent days, Moscow demonstrated at least two MZKT-7930 TEL (transporter, erector, launcher) trucks in the Kaliningrad oblast (region) that NATO threatened to invade.