German Soldiers Use Broomsticks Instead Of Guns To Train

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen (L) speaks with German soldiers after a NATO Response Force (NRF) exercise in Zagan, southwest Poland on June 18, 2015. Photo by AFP

The SUN: LAUGHING STOCK Germany’s soldiers forced to use BROOMSTICK for a gun as Donald Trump blasts Angela Merkel over NATO spending

The highly embarrassing episode, revealed in a leaked report, is just the beginning of the country's woes as it fights to reverse chronic army shortages

GERMANY'S military is so underfunded its troops used BROOMSTICKS painted black as mock weapons during a Nato defence exercise.

But the highly embarrassing episode, revealed in a leaked report, is just the beginning of the country's woes as it fights to reverse chronic army shortages.

Read more ....

Update: German army used broomsticks instead of guns during training (The Telegraph)

WNU Editor: Germany's defense budget is 40 Billion Euro a year .... so where is the money going?!?!?!

Subscribe to receive free email updates: