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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz does not support the idea of mirroring Sweden and reintroducing compulsory military service. Scholz visited Stockholm on Tuesday and was asked by journalists if matching Sweden’s decision could help fill a shortage of personnel in Germany’s armed forces. “Ultimately, it’s about how we can convince enough men and women to work in the Bundeswehr and find a job for themselves there,” Scholz said. Germany did have a form of conscription until 2011. Scholz added: “That would no longer work. There were many more soldiers, there were many more barracks, there was much mo…

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