Coat of Arms of the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr

The Inspector General of the Bundeswehr (German: Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr (GenInspBw)) is the highest-ranking general or admiral in the Bundeswehr, the federal armed forces of Germany. He is the direct military advisor to the Federal Minister of Defence and his ministry. A General is an officer of high military rank. ... Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. ... The Bundeswehr (Federal Defense Force,  ) is the organization that controls and administers the armed forces of Germany. ... The Federal Minister of Defence (in German, Bundesminister der Verteidigung) is the member of the German Federal Cabinet in charge of the Federal Ministry of Defence. ... The Federal Ministry of Defence (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung) is a ministry in the German Cabinet. ...

The current Inspector General is Wolfgang Schneiderhan. For the classical violinist, see: Wolfgang Schneiderhan. ...

Inspector Generals 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)

Adolf Heusinger (1897 — 1982) was a German general during World War II and served as chief of staff towards the end of the war. ... Klaus Naumann (born May 25, 1939 in Munich) is a German general, who was General Inspector of the German military from 1991 to 1996 and Chair of the Military Committee of the NATO from 1996 to 1999, succeeding the British general Richard Frederick Vincent, Baron Vincent of Coleshill. ... For the classical violinist, see: Wolfgang Schneiderhan. ...

External links

• List of Inspector Generals with personal data and photo (Official website of the Bundeswehr)

Inspector Generals of the Bundeswehr
Adolf Heusinger | Friedrich Foertsch | Heinz 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