Dirk W. Oetting

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Dirk Walther Oetting (* 27. November 1938 in Berlin , † 21st March 2020 in Hannover ) was a German lawyer , officer ( Brigadier ret. ) And publicist .

Life

Military service and studies

After graduating from high school in 1958 in Hanover, Oetting joined the Mountain Infantry Battalion 232 in Bischofswiesen as a reserve officer candidate.

From 1959 to 1964 he studied law at the Georg-August University in Göttingen and the University of Hamburg . In 1960 he joined the compulsory student union Corps Albertina in Hamburg . In 1964 he passed the first state examination. After that, he was an assistant and in 1966 at Werner Weber at the Law Faculty of the University of Göttingen with a thesis on the right of appeal of the soldiers to Dr. jur. PhD.

Reinstaller in the Bundeswehr

Promotions

In 1966 he passed the entrance examination at the Mountain Infantry Battalion 232 in Bischofswiesen and rejoined the Bundeswehr as a captain . 1966/67 he attended Army Officer School III in Munich. Afterwards he was company commander in the Mountain Infantry Battalion 221 in Mittenwald.

From 1970 to 1973 he was assistant P II 1 in the Federal Ministry of Defense (BMVg) in Bonn. In 1973/74 he completed a course at the command academy of the Bundeswehr (FüAkBw) in Hamburg. In 1974 he was G1 of the 1st Mountain Division in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. From 1977 to 1979 he was in command of the Mountain Infantry Battalion 232 in Bischofswiesen. In 1979 he became a lecturer at the FüAkBw. From 1981 to 1984 he was division manager at the Inner Guidance Center (ZInFü) in Koblenz. In 1984 he became commander of teaching group C at the Army Officers School (OSH) in Hanover and in 1990 head of the department at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg . From 1992 to 1994 he was in command of the Defense District Command (VBK) 61 in Augsburg and Donauwörth.

From 1994 to 1999 he was in command of Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1 and Defense District Command (VBK) 20 in Hildesheim. In 1999 he was retired.

Journalism

During his activity as an officer he published a. a. a textbook and explanatory book for military complaints regulations (WBO). He also analyzed military leadership concepts in the context of organizational studies. After his retirement he pursued military history studies. He was also the author of several specialist articles, including a. in the new magazine for defense technology .

family

He was married and had one child.

Awards

Fonts (selection)

  • The soldier's right of appeal (= writings on public law . Volume 35). Duncker & Humblot , Berlin 1966.
  • with Jürgen Schreiber: Military Complaints Ordinance (WBO). Textbook and explanatory book with detailed notes as well as practical examples and instructional instructions . 4th revised and expanded edition. Bernard and Graefe, Frankfurt am Main 1973, ISBN 3-7637-5120-3 .
  • Motivation and battle value. On the behavior of soldiers in war . Report-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main u. a. 1988, ISBN 3-524-89002-4 .
  • Mission tactics. History and present of a management concept . Report-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main u. a. 1993, ISBN 3-9802828-8-0 .
  • No war like in the west. Wehrmacht and Soviet Army in the Russian War 1941–1945 . Osning Verlag, Bielefeld u. a. 2009, ISBN 978-3-9806268-8-0 .
  • Burned earth. No war like in the west. Wehrmacht and Soviet Army in the Russian War 1941–1945 . Ares-Verlag , Graz 2011, ISBN 978-3-902475-98-5 .

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 3: Laegeler - Quiel. Biblio-Verlag, Bissendorf 2005, ISBN 3-7648-2382-8 , pp. 435-436.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary notice , Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung of March 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1996, 2 , 401.
personal data
SURNAME Oetting, Dirk W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Oetting, Dirk; Oetting, Dirk Walther (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer, officer (brigadier general) and publicist
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH March 21, 2020
Place of death Hanover