conscription
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The legal basis for the requirement lies in Germany's 1956 Conscription Act, which has been amended several times, most recently last December.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Conscription could be next, the government says, if the army doesn’t get enough recruits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
The centre-right Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper ran a front-page headline on Friday reading "Conscription on paper only", denouncing "an obvious fraud".
From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025
Conscription military service or civil service is mandatory for Finnish males.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024
Conscription was introduced in May 1917, and by the war’s end, nearly 4 million men were serving with the United States ground forces.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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