The [Formula: see text] intercombination bands of GeH+ and GeD+ have been observed from the helium afterglow reactions of GeH4 and GeD4, respectively. Only the (0,0) band of [Formula: see text] had been rotationally analyzed before; the higher sensitivity of the new measurements made possible the rotational analyses of four weaker bands. Eleven bands of [Formula: see text] were observed for the first time, and rotational analyses were made of five dominant bands. By using isotope relationships, we obtained detailed spectroscopic constants for the [Formula: see text] and X1Σ+ states of GeH+ and GeD+. Franck–Condon factors and r centroids of the [Formula: see text] transitions of GeH+ and GeD+ have been calculated on the basis of Morse potentials. The dependence of the electronic transition moment on the r centroid and the relative vibrational populations of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] have been estimated.