Army inspector
The Inspector of the Army (InspH) is the supreme superior of the Army branch of the German Armed Forces .
He is responsible for the personnel and material readiness of the army. The inspector of the army reports directly to the inspector general of the Bundeswehr . The inspector is responsible for the army command with the subordinate divisions (and division equivalents) and the army office with the subordinate training and support facilities. As part of the nationwide concept, he is a member of the Military Leadership Council , chaired by the Inspector General.
The inspector and his deputy hold the rank of lieutenant general .
Inspectors
The inspectors of the army between 1956 and today were:
No. | Surname | Beginning of the appointment | End of appointment | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
21st | Alfons Mais | February 13, 2020 | Army Air Force | |
20th | Jörg Vollmer | July 16, 2015 | February 13, 2020 | Panzergrenadier / Jäger troops |
19th | Bruno Kasdorf | September 11, 2012 | July 16, 2015 | Panzergrenadier troop |
18th | Werner Freers | March 24, 2010 | September 11, 2012 | 2012–2017 Chief of Staff at SHAPE
Army Air Force |
17th | Hans-Otto Budde | March 4, 2004 | March 24, 2010 | Paratroopers |
16 | Gert Gudera | March 28, 2001 | March 3, 2004 | resigned prematurely
Supply force |
15th | Helmut Willmann | February 6, 1996 | March 28, 2001 | Panzergrenadier troop |
14th | Hartmut Bagger | March 21, 1994 | February 6, 1996 | 1996–1999 General Inspector of the Bundeswehr
Panzergrenadier troop |
13 | Helge Hansen | February 18, 1992 | March 21, 1994 | 1994–1996 NATO Commander Central Europe
Panzergrenadier troop |
12 | Jörg Schönbohm | October 27, 1991 | February 18, 1992 | 1992–1996 State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Defense , then CDU politician
Artillery force |
11 | Henning from Ondarza | October 26, 1987 | September 26, 1991 | 1991–1994 NATO Commander Central Europe
Armored force |
10 | Hans-Henning von Sandrart | October 1, 1984 | September 25, 1987 | 1987–1991 NATO Commander in Central Europe
Artillery force |
9 | Meinhard gloss | October 1, 1981 | September 30, 1984 | Pioneer troop |
8th | Johannes Poeppel | April 1, 1979 | September 30, 1981 | Artillery force |
7th | Horst Hildebrandt | 1st October 1973 | March 31, 1979 | Armored force |
6th | Ernst Ferber | 1st October 1971 | September 30, 1973 | 1973–1975 NATO Commander Central Europe
Panzergrenadier troop |
5 | Albert Schnez | 1st October 1968 | September 30, 1971 | Panzergrenadier troop |
4th | Josef Moll | August 25, 1966 | September 30, 1968 | Panzergrenadier troop |
3 | Ulrich de Maizière | October 1, 1964 | August 24, 1966 | 1966–1972 General Inspector of the Bundeswehr
Panzergrenadier troop |
2 | Alfred Zerbel | April 16, 1960 | September 30, 1964 | Panzergrenadier troop |
1 | Hans Röttiger | September 21, 1956 | April 15, 1960 | Armored force |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The inspectors of the army in the Bundeswehr . Bundeswehr . November 12, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2008.