二戰以來首次派兵海外參戰，德國出動1200士兵與六架旋風戰鬥機，正式對IS宣戰！

德國正式向伊斯蘭國IS恐怖組織宣戰！德國將派出6架旋風戰鬥機及1200名軍兵赴敘利亞參戰！

德國國會在今天凌晨正式批准了總理默克爾的動議，這也是二戰結束70年後，德國第一次向海外派兵參與戰爭。

不過，德國派出的六架旋風戰鬥機，主要的任務是為聯盟國、如法國、伊拉克、美國的戰機提供空中添油補給和衛星照片，並且協助法國核子航空母艦戴高樂號的護航工作。

這也是自從發生法國巴黎恐怖襲擊以來，德國對IS所發出最強烈的回應。

德國國會批准的這項中東作戰計劃為期一年，總撥款為1.34億歐元。而計劃中派遣的1200名戰士已經是頂限；而且將分批開赴中東。

德國是二戰中的三大邪惡軸心國之一（另外兩個是義大利及日本），戰敗投降後，德國被瓜分為兩半，西德隸屬美國為首的北大西洋公約組織；東德則在以蘇聯為首的華沙公約組織內。直到80年代末期蘇聯瓦解，柏林圍牆倒塌，東西德才恢復統一。

德國現有陸軍23.9萬人，分6個聯合軍區指揮部及其部隊1個獨立軍區指揮部1個獨立師指揮部1個專門的師指揮部21個戰鬥旅1個航空機械化旅27個專區防務指揮部以及4個戰時加強旅。

空軍7.69萬人，編有8個戰鬥機聯隊、4個防空飛彈聯隊、3個空中運輸聯隊、2個通信團、2個雷達指揮團和1個供應團。主要裝備 攻擊戰鬥機：F-4F型145架、"狂風"型227架、 "颱風"型8架。運輸機：C-160型84架、A-310型7架、CL-601型7架、L-410型4架。教練機：T-37B型35架、T-38A型40架。運輸直升機：UH-1D型70架、 "美洲獅"3架。地空飛彈： "毒刺"型4000枚， "愛國者"型36枚。衛勤部隊 1．84萬人。編有4個野戰醫院團，4個衛生團，8所聯邦國防軍醫院。

海軍2.77萬人，15艘護衛艦、15艘反潛快艇、6艘潛艇、20艘掃雷艦、10架海上巡邏飛機、一個海上戰鬥轟炸機聯隊。

從常規軍力來看，德國超過英法，但是由於受到二戰戰敗國條約的約束，德國不能發展核武，戰略空軍、航空母艦及核潛艇，綜合軍事實力弱於英法

不過，由於德國經濟雄厚、技術發達、國民素質高，2012年德國GDP達3.46兆美元，位列全球第四第四，潛艇、坦克、火炮技術一流，工業生產能力強大，軍事潛力不可低估。

Now Germany declares war on ISIS and sends Tornado jets, naval frigate & 1,200 troops

GERMANY declared war on Islamic State this morning after MPs in Berlin gave the green light to a huge military funding package that could see its warplanes in the skies above Syria and Iraq.

Tornado reconnaissance jets, a naval frigate and up to 1,200 troops will be sent to the region to tackle ISIS after Germany vowed a tougher response to the jihadi regime in the wake of the Paris attacks.

Up to six Tornado jets will provide aerial refuelling and satellite images rather than carrying out direct bombing missions.

Army chief of staff General Volker Wieker said on Sunday the military force would be mobilised 「very quickly」 once German MPs had given it the go-ahead.

A leaked statement from the German Cabinet read: 「The German contribution serves the fight against terrorism under the auspices of the alliance against ISIS and is aimed at supporting in particular France, Iraq and the international alliance in its fight against ISIS.」

The agreed package, which still requires parliamentary approval, would last for one year at a cost of 134 million euros (£94m).

But German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier described the 1,200 soldiers as "an upper limit, with a buffer zone".

He continued: 「I do not think that we will have that many soldiers deployed abroad at the same time."

The frigate could be used to protect the French aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle, which is stationed in the eastern Mediterranean.

Germany has seen a rise in extremist Islamists based in the country, with some estimates putting the number of ISIS sympathisers based there at 7,900, and fears have been heightened about the threat from jihadists since the shootings and bombings in France.

But the country’s defence minister has ruled out any cooperation between German forces and President Bashar al-Assad or his troops.

Ursula von der Leyen said: "The top line is: there will be no cooperation with Assad and no cooperation with troops under his command.」

However, that did not exclude the possibility of including some of those currently on Assad's side in a long-term solution for the country, she said.

"We must avoid the collapse of the state of Syria but let me be clear - there will be no future with Assad," she stressed.

Since the Second World War, Germans have been reluctant to join military missions overseas and had previously resisted a direct involvement in Syria.

Germany's Bundestag lower house of parliament is expected to vote on the deployment on Wednesday - the same day that British MPs will also vote on joining air strikes on Syria.

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