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Sakos on April 11, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Notes from a Sun Tzu Skeptic (2019)

According to the wiki, it's the chancellor in wartime (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundeswehr). Either way, it's a civilian position that's temporarily filled by the ruling government which was democratically elected.

eru on April 11, 2023 [–]

> Either way, it's a civilian position that's temporarily filled by the ruling government which was democratically elected.

Yes, just like in the US.

My main point was that the chancellor is not the commander in chief by default. Only under exceptional circumstances.

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