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People & Politics | Traumatized - Growing Numbers of German

820 views · Published 24 April 2009 · 5:46 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: DW News · 2009 · News & Politics

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Wolfgang Menzel served over 30 years in the German armed forces. He experienced a mental breakdown after a humanitarian mission in Bosnia and has since suffered from depression and insomnia. But Menzel is far from a unique case. Increasing numbers of soldiers are now returning from tours of duty with post-traumatic stress disorders and almost 500 cases have been registered over the last three years. The government is now responding by setting up a center for affected soldiers.

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