Chief of Staff, Bundeswehr
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The Chief of Staff, Bundeswehr (German: Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr (GenInspBw)) is the highest-ranking military post in the German Federal Armed Forces. Normally in the rank of a (four-star) General or Admiral, he heads the Führungsstab der Streitkräfte (German Armed Forces Staff) and is the direct military advisor to the Federal Minister of Defence and his ministry. His position is roughly equal to that of the American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the British Chief of the Defence Staff.
The current Chief of Staff of the Bundeswehr is Wolfgang Schneiderhan.
[edit] Chiefs of Staff, Bundeswehr since 1957
- 1957–1961: Adolf Heusinger (1897–1982)
- 1961–1963: Friedrich Foertsch (1900–1976)
- 1964–1966: Heinz Trettner (1907-2006)
- 1966–1972: Ulrich de Maizière (1912-2006)
- 1972–1976: Armin Zimmermann (1917–1976)
- 1976–1978: Harald Wust (* 1921)
- 1978–1983: Jürgen Brandt (1922–2003)
- 1983–1986: Wolfgang Altenburg (*1928)
- 1986–1991: Dieter Wellershoff (1933–2005)
- 1991–1996: Klaus Naumann (*1939)
- 1996–1999: Hartmut Bagger (*1938)
- 1999–2000: Hans-Peter von Kirchbach (*1941)
- 2000–2002: Harald Kujat (*1942)
- 2002–present: Wolfgang Schneiderhan (* 1946)
[edit] External links
- List of Chiefs of Staff, Bundeswehr with personal data and photo (Official website of the Bundeswehr)
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