Joachim Spiering
Joachim Spiering (born October 7, 1940 in Braunschweig ) is a retired general . D. of the army of the Bundeswehr . From 1998 to 2001 he was Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces Northern Europe of NATO in Brunssum, the Netherlands .
Military career
Spiering joined the Bundeswehr as an officer candidate in 1960 . He was trained with the tank reconnaissance force until 1964 and was then employed as platoon leader and company commander until 1971 . From 1972 to 1974 he completed the general staff course at the command academy of the Bundeswehr in Hamburg and then in 1975 the staff college of the British Army in Camberley in the United Kingdom . Then he served from 1976 to 1980 as an operations officer in several headquarters of NATO .
From 1980 to 1982 he commanded a battalion . After another assignment, Spiering was employed as a military attaché in Washington, DC from 1984 to 1987 . He then took over a troop command again and commanded the Panzer Lehrbrigade 9 in Munster from October 1, 1987 to September 30, 1990 . He was then transferred to the Federal Ministry of Defense in Bonn , where he served as head of the planning and organization department in the army command staff until 1993 . On March 19, 1993, Brigadier General Spiering took over the 10th Panzer Division in Sigmaringen and led it until September 27, 1994. During this period he was appointed major general.
From October 1, 1994, Spiering, appointed Lieutenant General , commanded the IV Corps in Potsdam . After this assignment he was promoted to general on April 1, 1998 and took over command of Allied Forces Central Europe from Dieter Stöckmann in Brunssum, the Netherlands , which was renamed Allied Forces Northern Europe on March 3, 2000 during his tenure . He passed this post to Sir Jack Deverell in March 2001 and retired on the 31st of the month.
After his retirement he worked at the Baltic Defense Academy in Tartu , Estonia as a lecturer in NATO, troop development and leadership.
Individual evidence
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Dieter Stöckmann |
Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Central Europe / Allied Forces Northern Europe 1998–2001 |
Jack Deverell |
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Leo Hepp (1959–1960) | Johann Adolf Graf von Kielmansegg (1960–1963) | Josef Moll (1963–1965) | Kurt Gerber (1965–1968) | Siegfried Schulz (1968–1971) | Rudolf Reichenberger (1971–1974) | Jürgen Brandt (1974–1976) | Günter Kießling (1976–1977) | Eberhard Hackensellner (1977–1980) | Werner Lange (1980–1983) | Horst Albrecht (1983–1988) | Hannsjörn Boës (1988–1990) | Manfred Gerber (1990-1993) | Joachim Spiering (1993–1994) | Rüdiger Drews (1994–1998) | Karl-Heinz Lather (1998–2001) | Jan Oerding (2001-2004) | Manfred Engelhardt (2004–2006) | Markus Bentler (2006–2009) | Erhard Bühler (2009–2013) | Johann Langenegger (2013–2014) | Bernd Schütt (2014–2018) | Harald Gante (since 2018)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spiering, Joachim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German General of the Army of the Bundeswehr |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunschweig |