Dietrich Genschel

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Dietrich Genschel (born March 29, 1934 in Jena ; † March 14, 2017 in Bonn ) was a German major general and political scientist .

Life

Promotions

Genschel was born in Jena, Thuringia , in 1934 . In 1951 he moved to the Federal Republic of Germany. After graduating from high school in 1953, he trained as a banker .

In 1956 he joined the 3rd training company of the Bundeswehr in Andernach as an officer candidate (first year) and then attended the Panzergrenadierschule in Munster. He also completed the Fahnenjunker course at the Army Officer School I in Hanover. 1956/57 followed the ensign course at the Panzergrenadierschule in Munster. 1957/58 he was platoon leader in Panzergrenadierbataillon 15 in Wetzlar. From 1958 to 1961 he was employed as a lecture hall officer at the Heeresoffizierschule II in Hamburg. From 1961 to 1965 he was company commander in Panzergrenadierbataillon 172 in Hamburg. In 1965 he was transferred to the staff of the 6th Panzer Grenadier Division in Neumünster. From 1965 to 1969 he studied political science and sociology at the University of Freiburg im Breisgau (Magister).

From 1969 to 1971 he was a staff officer at the Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Defense (BMVg), Karl Wilhelm Berkhan (SPD), in Bonn. This was followed by doctoral preparation in the armed forces office (SKA) in Bonn; In 1972, he was the political scientist Dieter Oberdörfer at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Freiburg with a thesis Inner Guidance 1951-1956 to Dr. phil. PhD. In 1972/73 he was in command of the Panzer Grenadier Battalion 323 in Schwanewede. In 1973 he became the first military director of the student area at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg and thus a close associate of President Thomas Ellwein . In 1977 he was employed as a staff officer for strategic planning in the international military staff at NATO HQ in Brussels. From 1978 to 1980 - during the time of Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt - he was military advisor or head of Group 23 "Federal Ministry of Defense, Security Policy (Defense Issues, Disarmament and Arms Control ), Federal Security Council " at the Federal Chancellery in Bonn. In 1980 he became commander of the 20 Panzer Brigade in Iserlohn.

From 1982 to 1985 he was the head of the department for internal management, personnel, training in the command staff of the armed forces (Fü SI) in Bonn and officer for education and training at the inspector general of the Bundeswehr . In 1985 he became Deputy Chief of Staff Plans and Policy Division at HQ Allied Forces Central Europe (AFCENT) in Brunssum, Netherlands. In 1989 he became Assistant Director Plans and Policy Division in the International Military Staff (IMS) at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. In 1993 he retired.

Genschel joined the working group for the military and social sciences (AMS) as an active soldier . After his service he was u. a. active as military policy advisor to the Hungarian government in Budapest and the European Center for International Security (EUCIS) in Starnberg. He was also a German member of the International Defense Advisory Board for the Baltic States (IDAB), project representative of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and advisor to Azerbaijan.

Genschel was the father of three children.

Awards

Fonts (selection)

  • Defense reform and reaction. The preparation of the Inner Tour 1951–1956 . v. Decker, Hamburg 1972, ISBN 3-7685-3472-3 .

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 2.1: Gaedcke – Hoff . Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 2000, ISBN 3-7648-2562-6 , pp. 33-34.
  • Klaus Achim Kunz, Harald Oberhem (edit.): Commissioner for education and training of the inspector general of the Bundeswehr. Chronicle 1970-2006 . Edited by the Federal Ministry of Defense , 2nd edition, Bonn 2006, p. 65 ff.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dietrich Genschel: Defense reform and reaction. The preparation of the Inner Tour 1951–1956 . Hamburg 19p72, p. V.
  2. ^ 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. 452 f.
personal data
SURNAME Genschel, Dietrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German major general and political scientist
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Jena
DATE OF DEATH March 14, 2017
Place of death Bonn