The German army apologized on Wednesday on its official social media channels after it posted a picture of a Nazi uniform on its Instagram story with the word "retro" on top of it, Deutsche Welle reported.
In recent years, the Bundeswehr has been trying to combat dwindling recruitment with far-reaching marketing campaigns hoping to convince German youth with promises of adventure and good career opportunities. To that end, they posted pictures of old uniforms in an Instagram story with the caption "fashion is also one aspect. Even today, elements of military style are part of haute couture."
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