Usage Note
Streitkräfte is the official collective term for all branches of a country's military. It is used in formal contexts and in the name Bundeswehr (but Streitkräfte is broader, also covering allies). Always plural.
Examples
"Die Streitkräfte des Landes befinden sich in einem umfangreichen Modernisierungsprozess."
Natural Translation
The country's armed forces are undergoing an extensive modernisation process.
Literal Translation
The armed-forces of-the country find themselves in an extensive modernisation-process.
Related Words
Explore German by topic
