# Harassment and bath toys: Why the German army kept making headlines this week

From a damning harassment study and surging conscientious objectors to banned Chinese EVs and armed bath toys, Germany’s rapid military expansion is experiencing some very public growing pains.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The Local Germany |
| Published | 2026-11-13T16:08:13.000Z |
| Section | World |
| Language | en |
| Publisher's article | https://www.thelocal.de/20261113/harassment-and-bath-toys-why-the-german-army-kept-making-headlines-this-week |
| Publishers covering this event | 1 |

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