Homosexuality in the German Armed Forces
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Klaus Storkmann
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Until 1979, homosexual men were systematically exempt from military service in the Bundeswehr. Although homosexuality alone was no longer a cause for being unfit for service, the principle applied to homosexual soldiers was: compulsory military service yes, career no. In most cases, same-sex orientation made it impossible to become an officer. And it was classified as a security risk. It was not until 2000 that the Federal Ministry of Defense changed its course.
Klaus Storkmann is the first to examine the Bundeswehr's handling of homosexual soldiers on the basis of interviews, court records and papers of the Federal Ministry of Defense. A comparison with other armed forces and the public service in the Federal Republic of Germany places the Bundeswehr actions in a larger context. The study proves that homosexuality has always been an issue in the military and continues to be so in many places; it is based on retrospective views on former German armed forces, in particular the National People's Army of the GDR, and includes side glances at armies of other states.
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published by a Bundeswehr research institution – is, by its very existence,
important evidence of the profound changes that have taken place since then.
It represents the first attempt to comprehensively analyse how the military
dealt with homosexual men (and later also women) in its own ranks." Michael Schwartz in:
International Journal of Military History and Historiography 2024
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Frontmatter
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Foreword
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Acknowledgements
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About the Author
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Contents
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Introduction
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Historical Preamble: Homosexuality’s Reception in Earlier German Armed Forces
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I Unfit to Serve? Evaluating Homosexual Men’s Military Fitness
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II Among Comrades: Life as a Homosexual Soldier through the Lens of Individual Memory and Experience
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III Illicit Acts? Male Homosexuality in Criminal and Disciplinary Law
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IV Unfit to Command?
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V Under Suspicion: Homosexuality as a Security Risk
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VI A New Millennium – a New Era
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VII What of the Others? The Practices of Other Armed Forces
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Conclusion
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Postscript
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Sources and Bibliography
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List of Abbreviations
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Index
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