"According to Article 12a, a law may be passed to require every male from the age of 18 to military service called "Wehrdienst"; also, a law can require conscientious objectors to perform non-military service instead called "Wehrersatzdienst", literally "military replacement service", or colloquially "Zivildienst".These laws were applicable and demanded compulsory service in the German armed forces (German