US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, Pentagon says US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 American troops from Germany, the Pentagon said, in a move seen as reflecting tensions with the Nato ally. US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 American troops from Germany, the Pentagon said, in a move seen as reflecting tensions with the Nato ally. US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 American troops from Germany, the Pentagon said, in a move seen as reflecting tensions with the Nato ally.