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The Chief of Staff, Bundeswehr (German: Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr (GenInspBw)) is the highest-ranking military post in the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces. Normally in the rank of a (four-star) general or admiral, he heads the Führungsstab der Streitkräfte, the German General Staff, and is the direct military advisor to the Federal Minister of Defence and his ministry.
Following the resignation of General Wolfgang Schneiderhan in November 2009, the Vice Chief of Defence of the Bundeswehr, General Johann-Georg Dora supported some of the roles of the Chief of Staff, until General Volker Wieker succeeded as Chief of Staff on January 21, 2010.
Chiefs of Staff, Bundeswehr since 1957
Timeframe Name Branch Minister Picture 1957–1961 General Adolf Heusinger (1897–1982) Army (Heer) Franz Josef Strauß 1961–1963 General Friedrich Foertsch (1900–1976) Army (Heer) Franz Josef Strauß
Kai-Uwe von Hassel1964–1966 General Heinz Trettner (1907–2006) Army (Heer) Kai-Uwe von Hassel 1966–1972 General Ulrich de Maizière (1912–2006) Army (Heer) Kai-Uwe von Hassel
Helmut Schmidt
Gerhard Schröder1972–1976 Admiral Armin Zimmermann (1917–1976) Navy (Deutsche Marine) Georg Leber 1976–1978 General Harald Wust (* 1921-2010) Air Force (Luftwaffe) Georg Leber 1978–1983 General Jürgen Brandt (1922–2003) Army (Heer) Manfred Wörner
Hans Apel1983–1986 General Wolfgang Altenburg (*1928) Army (Heer) Manfred Wörner 1986–1991 Admiral Dieter Wellershoff (1933–2005) Navy (Deutsche Marine) Gerhard Stoltenberg
Rupert Scholz
Manfred Wörner1991–1996 General Klaus Naumann (*1939) Army (Heer) Volker Rühe
Gerhard Stoltenberg1996–1999 General Hartmut Bagger (*1938) Army (Heer) Rudolf Scharping
Volker Rühe1999–2000 General Hans-Peter von Kirchbach (*1941) Army (Heer) Rudolf Scharping 2000–2002 General Harald Kujat (*1942) Air Force (Luftwaffe) Rudolf Scharping 2002–2009 General Wolfgang Schneiderhan (*1946) Army (Heer) Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
Franz Josef Jung
Peter Struck
Rudolf Scharping2010– General Volker Wieker (*1954) Army (Heer) Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
Thomas de MaizièreExternal links
- List of Chiefs of Staff, Bundeswehr with personal data and photo (Official website of the Bundeswehr)
Chiefs of Staff, BundeswehrAdolf Heusinger · Friedrich Foertsch · Heinrich Trettner · Ulrich de Maizière · Armin Zimmermann · Harald Wust · Jürgen Brandt · Wolfgang Altenburg
Dieter Wellershoff · Klaus Naumann · Hartmut Bagger · Hans-Peter von Kirchbach · Harald Kujat · Wolfgang Schneiderhan · Volker WiekerCategories:
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