Dieter Stöckmann
Dieter Stöckmann (born July 29, 1941 in Stolp , Pomerania ) is a retired general . D. of the army of the Bundeswehr .
From 1996 on, he served two years as supreme commander of the Allied Forces Central Europe of NATO and took over on 1 April 1998 the post of Chief of Staff at NATO Headquarters Europe (SHAPE) in Belgium . From September 17, 2001 until his retirement a year later, he served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe under Joseph W. Ralston . After his retirement he led bilateral security talks on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Defense .
Military career
In 1945, after the end of the Second World War, Stöckmann's family fled the Pomeranian Stolp to Jever in Oldenburg . Dieter Stöckmann graduated from the Mariengymnasium there in 1961 and then entered the service of the Bundeswehr as an officer candidate and was transferred to Panzergrenadierbataillon 41 in Göttingen . After training as an officer , he served from 1963 to 1972 as platoon leader , personnel and operations officer and company commander in various tank grenadier battalions .
From 1972 to 1974 he completed the 15th general staff course at the command academy of the Bundeswehr in Hamburg and then served in the Army Office in Cologne , where he was responsible for the training planning of officers and NCOs . Between 1976 and 1978 he completed the general staff course at the Dutch Military Academy in The Hague . After his return to Germany, he took over the post of operations officer ( G3 ) in the General Staff of Panzergrenadierbrigade 1 in Hildesheim from 1978 to 1980 , and then took over command of the 53rd Panzergrenadier Battalion in Fritzlar for two years .
In 1982 he was transferred to the command staff of the army and served there as aide-de-camp for the inspector of the army Meinhard Glanz . Two years later, in 1984, Stöckmann became aide-de-camp for the General Inspector of the Bundeswehr, Wolfgang Altenburg . On April 1, 1986, as a colonel, he again took over a troop command and until September 30, 1989 commanded Panzer Brigade 15 in Koblenz . After this assignment, he was again transferred to the Federal Ministry of Defense in Bonn , where he served, promoted to Brigadier General as head of department for personnel, training and internal leadership in the army command staff. After the fall of the Wall , Major General Stöckmann was the commander of the 5th Panzer Division in Diez from 1991 to 1993 . After his appointment as Lieutenant General in 1993, he took over the NATO post of Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander at the headquarters of the Allied Land Forces Central Europe in Heidelberg .
After his appointment as general , from March 1996 Stöckmann served for two years as Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces Central Europe of NATO and on April 1, 1998 took over the post of Chief of Staff at NATO Headquarters Europe (SHAPE) near Mons in Belgium .
Just 6 days after the attacks of September 11, 2001 , Stöckmann took up his post as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR ) under Joseph W. Ralston on September 17 . Right at the beginning of his term of office, the NATO alliance case came into force for the first time , according to Chapter 5 of the NATO Charter. This resulted in operations Eagle Assist and Active Endeavor . In addition, the integration of the first former Eastern Bloc states that joined NATO (Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary) fell into his term of office. Stöckmann retired on September 30, 2002 and later led bilateral security talks on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Defense.
Stöckmann is married and has a son and two daughters.
General a. D. Stöckmann is a member of the Advisory Board of the Global Panel Foundation .
Awards
Web links
- Official Biography of NATO (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Helge Hansen |
Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Central Europe 1996–1998 |
Joachim Spiering |
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Heinrich Baron von Behr (1956–1959) | Günther Pape (1960–1962) | Albert Schnez (1962–1965) | Heinz Hükelheim (1965–1967) | Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven (1967–1969) | Hans-Joachim von Hopffgarten (1969–1970) | Heinz-Georg Lemm (1970–1974) | Kurt von der Osten (1974–1975) | Horst Wenner (1975–1979) | Werner Heyd (1979–1980) | Götz Mayer (1980–1982) | Franz Uhle-Wettler (1982–1984) | Wilhelm Jacoby (1984-1986) | Peter Rohde (1986–1991) | Dieter Stöckmann (1991–1993) | Klaus von Heimendahl (1993–1994) | Heribert Göttelmann (1994) | Klaus Frühhaber (1995–1998) | Holger Kammerhoff (1998–2000) | Axel Bürgener (2000-2001)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stöckmann, Dieter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German General of the Army of the Bundeswehr |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stolp , Pomerania |