{"id":139,"date":"2024-10-08T10:34:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T08:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aads.patmo.app\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2025-04-21T11:33:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T09:33:31","slug":"the-souls-of-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/angriff-auf-die-seele.de\/en\/wissen\/die-seelen-von-soldatinnen-und-soldaten\/","title":{"rendered":"Die Seelen von Soldatinnen und Soldaten"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"bde-section-139-105 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-breadcrumbs-139-182 bde-breadcrumbs\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"bde-div-139-106 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-columns-139-107 bde-columns\"><div class=\"bde-column-139-108 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-139-109 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"bde-heading-139-102 bde-heading\">\nThe souls of soldiers\n<\/h1><h2 class=\"bde-heading-139-166 bde-heading\">\nThe souls of soldiers are exposed to particular stresses\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-rich-text-139-104 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p class=\"translation-block\">The soldiers of the German Armed Forces have been involved in military operations worldwide since 1991. Their mission is to ensure peace, establish it, or advocate for its observance. Such missions do not always leave the body and soul unscathed. <strong>Some do not return home alive, while others suffer physical or psychological injuries<\/strong>.<\/p><p>According to the Bundeswehr's website, around 4,000 soldiers were deployed abroad in November 2019. All of them, their predecessors and their successors are exposed to particular stresses.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">Special <strong>challenges that foreign deployments pose for soldiers<\/strong> include, for example:<\/p><ul><li>Living conditions in the countries of deployment are often difficult.<\/li><li>Experiencing acts of violence first-hand or seeing them inflicted on comrades can lead to severe trauma.<\/li><li>Confrontation with morally stressful situations such as poverty, violence or suffering in the country of deployment, as well as one's own helplessness in the face of these situations, can disrupt or overturn one's existing value system.<\/li><li>Frequent participation in foreign missions and prolonged periods of absence place a strain on family life in the home country.<\/li><li>Invisible wounds caused by mental illness are often more difficult to accept than physical injuries.<\/li><li>Admitting weakness and needing help does not fit in with the military profession.<\/li><li>Support for Bundeswehr missions abroad among the general public and in private circles sometimes leaves something to be desired.<\/li><li>There is a high risk that work-related mental health problems will only emerge many years after a traumatic experience.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"translation-block\">Experiences gained during a foreign deployment cannot always be processed equally well by all participating comrades. If the psychological stress is too great and the soul cannot recover from the experience, there is a risk that trauma will develop and lead to mental illness (e.g. post-traumatic stress disorder).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-column-139-142 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-table-of-contents-139-143 bde-table-of-contents\">\n<div class=\"bde-table-of-contents__wrapper\">\n  <header class=\"bde-table-of-contents__header\">\n        <h4 class=\"bde-table-of-contents__title toc-ignore\">Here you will find:<\/h4>\n           <\/header>\n\n  <div class=\"bde-table-of-contents__list\">\n    <nav id=\"bde-toc\" class=\"toc js-breakdance-toc\" aria-label=\"Here you will find:\">There are no headings in this document.<\/nav>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-139-144 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-div-139-145 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-columns-139-146 bde-columns\"><div class=\"bde-column-139-147 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-139-148 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-139-149 bde-heading\">\nWhat trauma is\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-rich-text-139-150 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Trauma <strong>can arise from a<\/strong> <strong>short-term event<\/strong> that is perceived as <strong>life-threatening<\/strong>, <strong>or <\/strong>also <strong>due to a prolonged period of exceptional stress<\/strong>. Soldiers are particularly affected by <strong>experiencing terrorist attacks and armed conflicts<\/strong>, but also by <strong>witnessing the suffering of the population in the country of deployment<\/strong>. In addition, <strong>the entire life situation surrounding the deployment, both professionally and privately<\/strong>, provides sufficient scope for trauma to occur.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-column-139-151 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-139-153 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-icon-box-139-154 bde-icon-box\">\n\n    \n            <div class=\"ee-iconbox-icon breakdance-icon-atom\" >\n    \n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 352 512\"><!-- Font Awesome Free 5.15.1 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free (Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License) --><path d=\"M176 80c-52.94 0-96 43.06-96 96 0 8.84 7.16 16 16 16s16-7.16 16-16c0-35.3 28.72-64 64-64 8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16s-7.16-16-16-16zM96.06 459.17c0 3.15.93 6.22 2.68 8.84l24.51 36.84c2.97 4.46 7.97 7.14 13.32 7.14h78.85c5.36 0 10.36-2.68 13.32-7.14l24.51-36.84c1.74-2.62 2.67-5.7 2.68-8.84l.05-43.18H96.02l.04 43.18zM176 0C73.72 0 0 82.97 0 176c0 44.37 16.45 84.85 43.56 115.78 16.64 18.99 42.74 58.8 52.42 92.16v.06h48v-.12c-.01-4.77-.72-9.51-2.15-14.07-5.59-17.81-22.82-64.77-62.17-109.67-20.54-23.43-31.52-53.15-31.61-84.14-.2-73.64 59.67-128 127.95-128 70.58 0 128 57.42 128 128 0 30.97-11.24 60.85-31.65 84.14-39.11 44.61-56.42 91.47-62.1 109.46a47.507 47.507 0 0 0-2.22 14.3v.1h48v-.05c9.68-33.37 35.78-73.18 52.42-92.16C335.55 260.85 352 220.37 352 176 352 78.8 273.2 0 176 0z\"\/><\/svg>\n        \n        \n        \n            <\/div>\n    \n\n<div class=\"ee-iconbox-content\">\n        <div class=\"ee-iconbox-text\" >The term <em>trauma (plural: traumas)<\/em> comes from Greek and means <em>injury, wound<\/em>.<br\/><br\/>  In common usage, trauma has several meanings: <ul><li>In psychology: emotional injury;<\/li><li>In medicine: physical injury caused by an accident or violence;<\/li><\/ul> Trauma refers to both the triggering event and the physical or psychological symptoms caused by the event.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-139-155 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-div-139-156 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-columns-139-157 bde-columns\"><div class=\"bde-column-139-158 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-139-159 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-139-160 bde-heading\">\nThe number of work-related mental illnesses is increasing\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-rich-text-139-161 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p class=\"translation-block\">The number of soldiers suffering from mental health issues caused by deployment abroad is steadily increasing. According to the 2019 annual report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, a total of 982 soldiers were suffering from deployment-related mental health issues in 2019. In 2018, the figure was 867, and in 2017 it was 784. According to the report, these figures also show that mission-related mental illness cannot be treated in the short term, but instead requires treatment over several years.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">The following table provides an <strong>overview of the number of soldiers<\/strong> who have sought specialist medical treatment for the first time in the last three years due to a <strong>new mental illness related to their deployment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-image-139-164 bde-image\">\n<figure class=\"breakdance-image breakdance-image--150\">\n\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-clip\"><a class=\"breakdance-image-link breakdance-image-link--lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/angriff-auf-die-seele.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Verlauf_erkrankter_Soldaten_EN.jpg\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-sub-html=\"\" data-lg-size=\"-\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"breakdance-image-object\" src=\"https:\/\/angriff-auf-die-seele.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Verlauf_erkrankter_Soldaten_EN.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-rich-text-139-165 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>It is estimated that around three per cent of all soldiers on deployment suffer from PTSD, but only half of these cases are diagnosed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-column-139-162 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-139-167 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-div-139-168 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-columns-139-169 bde-columns\"><div class=\"bde-column-139-170 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-139-171 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-columns-139-178 bde-columns\"><div class=\"bde-column-139-179 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-column-139-180 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-button-139-177 bde-button\">\n        \n    \n    \n    \n    \n            \n                    \n            \n            \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <a class=\"breakdance-link button-atom button-atom--custom bde-button__button\" href=\"\/en\/knowledge\/mental-illnesses\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\"  >\n\n    \n        <span class=\"button-atom__text\">Mental illness<\/span>\n\n                            \n        \n                <\/a>\n\n    \n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-column-139-176 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information page with details about the particular stresses faced by soldiers. 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