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The Inspector General of the Bundeswehr (German: Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr, GenInspBw), is the highest-ranking military position held by a commissioned officer on active duty in the Bundeswehr, the present-day armed forces of Germany.
Inspector General of the Bundeswehr
Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr
Flag of the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr
Incumbent General Carsten Breuer since 17 March 2023
While official translations of the position is "Chief of Defence",[2] the German term "Generalinspekteur" – "Inspector General" – was specifically created to avoid the term of "Generalstabschef" ("Chief of General Staff") deemed historically compromised.[citation needed] When the Bundeswehr was created in 1955, many traditional military terms were considered inappropriate after the German Wehrmacht's conduct in World War II. Therefore, the Bundeswehr has no "General Staff", but the "Army Command" ("Kommando Heer").
^"The Chief of Defence". bmvg.de. Federal Ministry of Defence. 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022. The Chief of Defence is the administrative superior of all the soldiers in the armed forces under his command. As both the military advisor to the Federal Government and the senior military representative of the Bundeswehr, he is a member of the Ministry of Defence Executive Group.
^"The Chief of Defence". bmvg.de. The German Government. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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List of Chiefs of Staff, Bundeswehr with personal data and photo (Official website of the Bundeswehr)
April 12, 2024
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unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Inspector General of the Bundeswehr German Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr GenInspBw is the highest ranking military position held by a commissioned officer on active duty in the Bundeswehr the present day armed forces of Germany Inspector General of the BundeswehrGeneralinspekteur der BundeswehrFlag of the Inspector General of the BundeswehrIncumbentGeneral Carsten Breuersince 17 March 2023Federal Ministry of DefenceStatusActiveAbbreviationIGBWMember ofMinistry of Defence Executive GroupReports toFederal Minister of DefencePrecursorOberkommando der WehrmachtFormation1 June 1957First holderGeneral Adolf HeusingerDeputyDeputy Inspector General of the BundeswehrWebsiteOfficial WebsiteAll Inspectors General have been of the rank of a four star general or admiral and they head the Fuhrungsstab der Streitkrafte the German Defence Staff within the Federal Ministry of Defence and is the direct military advisor to the Federal Minister of Defence who in peacetime according to the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is the default holder of the supreme command authority German Inhaber der Befehls und Kommandogewalt to ensure civilian control of the military The Inspector General is responsible for the overall military defense concept of the Bundeswehr including the overall planning preparation as well as assessment of the whole Bundeswehr operations 1 Subordinate to the Inspector General are the commanders of the branches of the Bundeswehr the Inspector of the Army Inspector of the Air Force and Inspector of the Navy and the commanders of the Joint Support Service and Joint Medical Service Contents 1 Title and translations 2 List of officeholders 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksTitle and translations editWhile official translations of the position is Chief of Defence 2 the German term Generalinspekteur Inspector General was specifically created to avoid the term of Generalstabschef Chief of General Staff deemed historically compromised citation needed When the Bundeswehr was created in 1955 many traditional military terms were considered inappropriate after the German Wehrmacht s conduct in World War II Therefore the Bundeswehr has no General Staff but the Army Command Kommando Heer List of officeholders editNo Portrait Inspector General Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch Federal Minister of Defence Ref 1 nbsp Heusinger Adolf GeneralAdolf Heusinger 1897 1982 1 June 195731 March 19613 years 303 days nbsp Land ForceStrauss Franz Josef Franz Josef Strauss 2 nbsp Foertsch Friedrich GeneralFriedrich Foertsch 1900 1976 1 April 196131 December 19632 years 274 days nbsp Land ForceStrauss Franz Josef Franz Josef StraussKai Uwe von Hassel 3 nbsp Trettner Heinrich GeneralHeinz Trettner 1907 2006 1 January 196425 August 19662 years 236 days nbsp Land Forcevon Hassel Kai Uwe Kai Uwe von Hassel 4 nbsp de Maiziere Ulrich GeneralUlrich de Maiziere 1912 2006 25 August 196631 March 19725 years 219 days nbsp Land Forcevon Hassel Kai Uwe Kai Uwe von HasselGerhard SchroderHelmut Schmidt 5 nbsp Zimmermann Armin AdmiralArmin Zimmermann 1917 1976 1 April 197230 November 19764 years 243 days nbsp NavyLeber Georg Georg Leber 6 nbsp Wust Harald GeneralHarald Wust 1921 2010 21 December 197611 December 19781 year 355 days nbsp Air ForceLeber Georg Georg Leber 7 nbsp Brandt Jurgen GeneralJurgen Brandt 1922 2003 12 December 197831 March 19834 years 109 days nbsp Land ForceApel Hans Hans ApelManfred Worner 8 nbsp Altenburg Wolfgang GeneralWolfgang Altenburg 1928 2023 1 April 198330 September 19863 years 182 days nbsp Land ForceWorner Manfred Manfred Worner 9 nbsp Wellershoff Dieter AdmiralDieter Wellershoff 1933 2005 1 October 198630 September 19914 years 364 days nbsp NavyWorner Manfred Manfred WornerRupert ScholzGerhard Stoltenberg 10 nbsp Naumann Klaus GeneralKlaus Naumann born 1939 1 October 19918 February 19964 years 130 days nbsp Land ForceStoltenberg Gerhard Gerhard StoltenbergVolker Ruhe 11 nbsp Bagger Hartmut GeneralHartmut Bagger 1938 2024 8 February 199631 March 19993 years 51 days nbsp Land ForceRuhe Volker Volker RuheRudolf Scharping 12 nbsp von Kirchbach Hans Peter GeneralHans Peter von Kirchbach born 1941 1 April 199930 June 20001 year 90 days nbsp Land ForceScharping Rudolf Rudolf Scharping 13 nbsp Kujat Harald GeneralHarald Kujat born 1942 1 July 200030 June 20021 year 364 days nbsp Air ForceScharping Rudolf Rudolf Scharping 14 nbsp Schneiderhan Wolfgang GeneralWolfgang Schneiderhan born 1946 1 July 200226 November 20097 years 148 days nbsp Land ForceScharping Rudolf Rudolf ScharpingPeter StruckFranz Josef JungKarl Theodor zu Guttenberg nbsp Dora Johann Georg Lieutenant GeneralJohann Georg Dora de born 1948 Acting27 November 200921 January 201055 days nbsp Air Forcezu Guttenberg Karl Theodor Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg 15 nbsp Wieker Volker GeneralVolker Wieker born 1954 21 January 201019 April 20188 years 88 days nbsp Land Forcezu Guttenberg Karl Theodor Karl Theodor zu GuttenbergThomas de MaiziereUrsula von der Leyen 16 nbsp Zorn Eberhard GeneralEberhard Zorn born 1960 19 April 201817 March 20234 years 332 days nbsp Land Forcevon der Leyen Ursula Ursula von der LeyenAnnegret Kramp KarrenbauerChristine LambrechtBoris Pistorius 17 nbsp Breuer Carsten GeneralCarsten Breuer born 1964 17 March 2023Incumbent1 year 24 days nbsp Land ForcePistorius Boris Boris Pistorius See also editInspector of the Army Inspector of the Navy Inspector of the Air ForceReferences edit The Chief of Defence bmvg de Federal Ministry of Defence 2022 Retrieved 25 February 2022 The Chief of Defence is the administrative superior of all the soldiers in the armed forces under his command As both the military advisor to the Federal Government and the senior military representative of the Bundeswehr he is a member of the Ministry of Defence Executive Group The Chief of Defence bmvg de The German Government Retrieved 14 September 2017 External links editList of Chiefs of Staff Bundeswehr with personal data and photo Official website of the Bundeswehr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Inspector General of the Bundeswehr amp oldid 1212984876, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
