Klaus-Christoph Steinkopff
Klaus-Christoph Steinkopff (* 1935 in Berlin ) is a German major general out of service.He commanded the 6th Panzer Grenadier Division from 1986 to 1990 .
Career
Klaus-Christoph Steinkopff was born in Berlin and went to school in Flensburg . Steinkopff, who initially also considered a career as a teacher, decided in 1956 to pursue a military career, which he began in Neumünster. As a colonel , he commanded from 1 October 1980 to 30 September 1981 , the Armored Brigade 14 "Hessian Lion" in Neustadt . From 1980 Steinkopff also acted as a military attaché at the embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Madrid during the Franco regime. He also held a position on the NATO staff of the military attaches in Washington . From 1986 to 1990 he commanded the 6th Panzer Grenadier Division in Neumünster , the largest army division of the Bundeswehr with around 23,000 soldiers . In 1989 he received the Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class. After the end of the Cold War, he initially refused to meet his former opponent, Major General Manfred Jonischkies , commander of the NVA's 8th motorized rifle division in Schwerin .
Private
Klaus-Christoph Steinkopff is married and has a son and a daughter.
publication
- Klaus Christoph Steinkopff: The geostrategic importance of the Cimbrian Peninsula in Western defense planning 1955–1967, 2003, III S., S. 4–143: Kt. - Kiel, Univ., Diss., 2003.
Web links
Notes and individual references
- ↑ a b Hamburger Abendblatt, No. 115 of May 21, 1986, companies instead of classes ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ see files on the foreign policy of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1980
- ^ Military attaché staff at the German Embassy in Washington
- ↑ DER SPIEGEL 10/1990 March 5, 1990 A heap of ruins of feelings
- ↑ MGFA, Military History Research Office (PDF; 145 kB)
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Peter von der Groeben (1958–1962) | Werner Haag (1962–1965) | Gerd Niepold (1965–1968) | Karl Schnell (1968–1970) | Franz-Joseph Schulze (1970–1973) | Johannes Poeppel (1973–1978) | Hans-Joachim Mack (1978–1979) | Konrad Manthey (1979-1983) | Dieter Clauss (1983–1984) | Wolfgang Malecha (1984–1986) | Klaus-Christoph Steinkopff (1986–1990) | Jürgen von Falkenhayn (1990–1995) | Manfred Dietrich (1995–1997)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steinkopff, Klaus-Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German major general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |