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German General gives CNN firsthand look at military training as country readies billions for funding

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Germany 's military expenditure has dropped dramatically since the building of the Berlin Wall in the 1960s .

In the 35 years since it's fall, spending had largely flatlined at just over 1% .

Germany 's incoming chancellor Friedrich Mertz has just changed the constitution, unlocking hundreds of billions of EUR for the army.

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