Peter Struck, new German Defence Minister stands next to a statue as he
delivers a speech at the annual ceremony in Berlin July 20, to
commemorate an unsuccessful plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler on July
20, 1944, and to swear in new recruits. Struck, who took over as
defence minister on Friday after Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder sacked
his predecessor Rudolf Scharping over questions about suspect payments
the man received, said he saw no reason to push for increased military
spending despite repeated complaints from generals. REUTERS/Wolfgang
Rattay

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