Auf den Punkt gebracht,

Exellent post, right on. It is a cultural think. If you grew up in Germany you were looked down if you were interested in guns or military. Military insterlations are named after deserters. What you expect? At school we had flyers providing information how do avoid being drafted. The guild indoctrination for the lost war was part of your school curiculum. You only got a good "Abi" if you wrote the right esseay about Anne Frank.
It will probably take a while untill Gemany realizes the situation. Samual Hunnington was right when he wrote about cultural falt lines.