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Pentagon orders U.S. troop withdrawal from Germany after Trump-Merz Iran rift

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Publicly accepting; pivoting toward European defense autonomy

U.S. troops have been stationed in Germany continuously since 1945. On May 1, 2026, the Pentagon ordered roughly 5,000 (about one in seven Americans in Germany) to leave over the next 6 to 12 months, taking a full brigade with them.

Updated May 31