Anton Steer

Anton Steer (* 27. June 1935 in Landshut ) is a former German officer of the Army of the Armed Forces , most recently in rank of a major general .

Life

Steer was one of the first Bundeswehr volunteers. He began his career on January 2, 1956 as an officer candidate for the artillery force in Andernach and was thus one of the first 500 candidates for the Bundeswehr. After various assignments, including from 1983 to 1987 as a brigade commander of Panzerbrigade 3 , he became commanding general of the III. Corps in Koblenz , which he stayed until his retirement in 1992.

From around 1980 Steer was editor of the Army Yearbook (Bernhard & Graefe) until 1982, together with Peter Noack . In 1989 he was editor of the book People Leading in the Army (Report Verlag, Frankfurt am Main ).

In 1994 Steer was awarded the Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany . On his initiative, the Barbara monument in Koblenz was rebuilt in 2015 . In 2018 he received the Old Town Prize of the City of Koblenz.

Works (selection)

The Bundeswehr staff officer in the present and future . In: Europäische Wehrkunde , 32 (11) 1983, p. 527 ff.
Career advancement with a clear perspective. The new training concept for NCOs in the Army . In: Wehrausbildung in Wort und Bild , 31, 1988, p. 272 ff.
Spiritual home for the army non-commissioned officers. NCO schools. In: Wehrausbildung in Wort und Bild, 32, 1989, p. 225 ff.
Hessenschild 91 . In: Europäische Sicherheit , Volume 41, ES Mittler , 1992, pp. 595 ff.

Web links

Video: Barbara monument returns . Blick Aktuell, April 2015.
60 years of the Bundeswehr in Rhineland-Palatinate: Anton Steer is one of the first volunteers in Andernachl in the Rhein-Zeitung on November 8, 2015.
60 years of combat in the Bundeswehr got worse, fear also ntv , November 2015

Individual evidence

↑ Reinhard Teuber: The Bundeswehr 1955-1995 . Militair-Verlag KD Patzwall, 1996, p. 58 ( google.de [accessed on April 13, 2020]).
^ German society for defense technology: Defense technology . Wehr-u.-Wissen-Verlagsges, 1992, p. 2 ( google.de [accessed on April 13, 2020]).
↑ The Barbara monument remains a major issue for Anton Steer. Retrieved April 13, 2020 .
↑ Old Town Prize to Major General a. D. Anton Steer awarded. Retrieved April 13, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Steer, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German general
DATE OF BIRTH	June 27, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH	Landshut

[1] Reinhard Teuber: The Bundeswehr 1955-1995 . Militair-Verlag KD Patzwall, 1996, p. 58 ( google.de [accessed on April 13, 2020]).

[2] German society for defense technology: Defense technology . Wehr-u.-Wissen-Verlagsges, 1992, p. 2 ( google.de [accessed on April 13, 2020]).

[3] The Barbara monument remains a major issue for Anton Steer. Retrieved April 13, 2020 .

[4] Old Town Prize to Major General a. D. Anton Steer awarded. Retrieved April 13, 2020 .