Kohl was also drafted for military service in 1945; he was not involved in any combat, a fact he later referred to as the "mercy of late birth" (German: Gnade der späten Geburt).
Kohl, 1945'te askerlik hizmeti için hazırlandı; Ancak daha sonra "geç doğum merhameti" (Almanca: Gnade der späten Geburt) olarak nitelendirdiği bu savaşa karışmadı.