Militärische

Militärische is an adjective in German meaning "military" or "related to the armed forces." It is used to describe people, equipment, organizations, strategies and concepts connected with defense, war and national security. Typical phrases include militärische Ausrüstung (military equipment), militärische Strategie (military strategy) and militärische Organisation (military organization). The term appears in a wide range of fields, such as history, technology and politics, whenever the military aspect is being indicated.

In German, militärische changes its ending according to gender, number and the article used. With a definite article, the feminine and neuter singular form is militärische (die militärische Ausrüstung, das militärische Gerät), and the plural form is militärischen (die militärischen Pläne). With an indefinite article, the endings vary: militärischer (masculine), militärische (feminine), militärisches (neuter). When used as an adverb or in predicative construction, the form is militärisch (es ist militärisch relevant).

The term can also be subjektivized as das Militärische to refer to military matters or the military sphere in a general sense, though this noun use is less common than the straightforward noun Militär. In this sense it often appears in discussions about policy, defense planning or military history.

Related terms include Militär (military, the armed forces), militärische Geschichte (military history) and militärtechnisch (military-technical). The word reflects its Latin root militaris and remains a core descriptor in German for anything pertaining to defense and armed forces.