Hans Frank (Admiral)

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Hans Frank (born June 22, 1939 in Delmenhorst ; † March 18, 2019 in Meckenheim) was a German naval officer ( Vice Admiral ) of the German Navy and a military writer. From 1994–1999 he was Deputy Inspector General of the Bundeswehr and Inspector of the Central Military Services and officer in charge of reservist matters in the Bundeswehr. After his service, he was President of the Federal Academy for Security Policy (1999–2004) and Chairman of the German Society for Defense Technology (2004–2009).

Career

Promotions

After graduating from high school in 1961, Hans Frank joined the German Navy as an officer candidate for Crew IV / 61 . After training at the Naval Academy Mürwik (MSM), he was the second officer of the watch on the speed boat crane . In 1966/67 he was the lecture hall director at the Naval NCO School (MUS) in Plön. In 1967/68 he was a cadet officer on the training ship Danube . In 1969 he was 1st officer on watch on the consecration speedboat . From 1969 to 1971 he was in command of the Elster speedboat in the 5th Schnellbootgeschwader. In 1971/72 the B course followed in Bremerhaven. From 1972 to 1974 he was an operations officer on the Z 2.

After the 16th admiralty staff training at the command academy of the Bundeswehr (FüAkBw) from 1974 to 1976 he was S3 on the 7th Schnellbootgeschwader in Kiel. From 1978 to 1981 he was a consultant in the command staff of the armed forces (Fü S III 5). From 1981 to 1983 Frank was commander of the 2nd Schnellbootgeschwader in Olpenitz. In 1981, President lived Karl Carstens one in the Baltic Sea , held maneuvers in the second speedboat squadron. 1983/84 he was A3 of the Schnellbootflotille (SFltl) in Flensburg. In 1984/85 he served as a staff officer in NATO HQ in Brussels and then in the operations department of Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). From 1987 to 1989 he was commander of the Schnellbootflotille in Flensburg.

From 1989 to 1992 he was deputy head of department in the command staff of Armed Forces III (military policy, leadership) in Bonn. In 1992 he became Chief of Staff in the Armed Forces Staff . In 1994 he was appointed Deputy Inspector General of the Bundeswehr in Bonn; In 1994/95 he was entrusted with the maintenance of business. At the same time he was the inspector of the Central Military Services (ZMilDBw) and officer in charge of reservist matters for the Bundeswehr.

Honorary positions

After retiring from active service in 1999, Frank became President of the Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS) in Bonn / Berlin. From 2004 to 2009 he was chairman of the German Society for Defense Technology (DWT) in Bonn.

Honors

Fonts

Frank wrote numerous maritime, military history, security policy and strategic articles, including a. in Marine-Rundschau and European Security & Technology as well as at ES Mittler & Sohn .

  • Reservists in the new field of activity , in: Gerhard Brugmann (Hrsg.): Diereservisten der Bundeswehr. Your story until 1990 . With a foreword by Hans Frank, Mittler, Hamburg a. a. 1998, ISBN 3-8132-0578-9 . P. 355 ff.
  • What tradition does the Bundeswehr have and what does it need? . In: Andreas Prüfert (Ed.): Bundeswehr and Tradition. On the debate about the future understanding of history and tradition in the armed forces (= Inner Leadership Forum . Vol. 7). Nomos, Baden-Baden 2000, ISBN 3-7890-6762-8 , p. 33 ff.
  • Security policy in new dimensions . In: Federal Academy for Security Policy (Ed.): Security Policy in New Dimensions. Compendium on the expanded security concept . Mittler, Hamburg a. a. 2001, ISBN 3-8132-0776-5 , p. 15 ff.
  • From national defense to the fight against terror , in: Werner Rahn (Hrsg.): Deutsche Marinen im Wandel. From the symbol of national unity to the instrument of international security (= contributions to military history . Vol. 63). On behalf of the Military History Research Office, Oldenbourg, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-486-57674-7 , p. 705 ff.
  • Surrounded only by friends. The changed security after the unification and overcoming of the Cold War , in: Frank Nägler (Ed.): The Bundeswehr 1955 to 2005. Flashbacks - Insights - Perspectives (= security policy and armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany . Vol. 7). On behalf of the Military History Research Office, Oldenbourg, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-486-57958-1 , p. 441 ff.
  • Werner Rahn - A laudation , in: Wilfried Rädisch (Ed.): Werner Rahn - Service and Science (= Potsdam writings on military history . Vol. 11). On behalf of the Military History Research Office, MGFA, Potsdam 2010, ISBN 978-3-941571-08-2 , p. 7 ff.

editor

literature

  • Dermot Bradley , Heinz-Peter Würzenthal, Hansgeorg Model : The Generals and Admirals of the Bundeswehr, 1955–1999. The military careers (= Germany's generals and admirals . Part 6b). Volume 1: Adam - Fuhr . Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1998, ISBN 3-7648-2492-1 , pp. 586-587.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary by Hans Frank , FAZ from March 29, 2019
  2. ↑ mourning for Vice Admiral aD Hans Frank. In: baks.bund.de. March 25, 2019, accessed June 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Dieter E. Kilian : Politics and the military in Germany. The Federal Presidents and Chancellors and their relationship to the military and the Bundeswehr . Hartmann, Miles-Verlag, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-937885-36-0 , p. 148.
  4. ↑ a b About the editor . In: Hans Frank (Ed.): Reserve in transition. From national defense to crisis management . With a foreword by Peter Struck , Mittler, Hamburg a. a. 2005, ISBN 3-8132-0846-X , p. 438.
  5. ^ General meeting of DWT eV on May 27, 2015 , dwt-sgw.de, July 10, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Frank, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Frank, Hannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German naval officer
DATE OF BIRTH June 22, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Delmenhorst
DATE OF DEATH 18th March 2019
Place of death Meckenheim