According to Article 65a of the German Constitution (German: Grundgesetz), the Federal Minister of Defence is commander-in-chief (German: Inhaber der Befehls- und Kommandogewalt) of the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, in peacetime. [1]

In his capacity as Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius is a member of the German government. Additionally, the Minister of Defence is the highest-ranking superior of all soldiers as well as the commander in chief of the armed forces in peacetime.

Minister of Defence . In his capacity as Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius is a member of the German government and commander in chief of the armed forces in peacetime.

Boris Pistorius has been Federal Minister of Defence since January 19, 2023. Before from 2013 on, he was Minister of the Interior and Sport in Lower Saxony. From 2006 until 2013, he was lord mayor of Osnabrück city.

The Federal Ministry of Defence (German: Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm deːɐ̯ fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋ] ⓘ), abbreviated BMVg, is a top-level federal agency, headed by the Federal Minister of Defence as a member of the Cabinet of Germany.

Boris Ludwig Pistorius (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔʁɪs pɪsˈtoːʁiʊs]; [2] born 14 March 1960) is a German lawyer and politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), he has served as Federal Minister of Defence in the cabinet of …

Jan 17, 2023 · Germany's government named Boris Pistorius as defence minister on Tuesday at a time of mounting pressure on Berlin from Western allies to allow Ukraine to use German-made tanks in the war...

Jan 17, 2023 · BERLIN — Boris Pistorius, the interior minister of Germany’s Lower Saxony state, was announced as Germany’s new defense minister on Tuesday following the resignation of Christine Lambrecht the previous day.

Jan 17, 2023 · Boris Pistorius, interior minister of Lower Saxony, is to become Olaf Scholz's new defense minister, with a crucial NATO meeting on Ukraine approaching.

Jan 19, 2023 · German lawmakers appointed Boris Pistorius as the country's new Defence Minister on Thursday following the resignation of Christine Lambrecht. Pistorius, a member of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s...