Ulrich Weisser
Ulrich Weisser (born September 20, 1938 in Aurich , East Friesland , † April 20, 2013 in Bonn ) was a retired German vice admiral . D. and author of works on security policy.
Life
Weisser joined the German Armed Forces Navy in 1958 . From 1971 to 1973 he was trained as an admiral staff officer at the command academy of the Bundeswehr in Hamburg . As captain zS he was group leader 23 in the Federal Chancellery under Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt . 1979 to 1982 he was a liaison officer with the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) . This was followed by assignments as chief of staff and deputy of the German representative in the NATO military committee in Brussels . In 1991 he was studying at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica / USA . From 1992 until his retirement on November 30, 1998, he was head of the planning staff of the Federal Minister of Defense .
Awards
- Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Cross of Honor of the Bundeswehr in gold
- Large Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
- Officer of the Legion of Honor
- Grand Cross of the Spanish Order of Naval Merit with star and shoulder ribbon
- Grand Officer's Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Works
- Strategy as a calling. Thoughts and memories between the military and politics . Bouvier Verlag, Bonn 2011, ISBN 978-3-416-03325-1 .
- Strategy in transition. Europe's security and the superpowers . Busse Seewald, Herford 1987, ISBN 3-512-00773-2 .
- NATO without enemy image. Contours of a European Security Policy . Bouvier, Bonn and Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-416-02383-8 .
- Security for all of Europe. The Atlantic Alliance on parole . German Verlag-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-421-05289-1 .
- Key to Peace: Security Policy in a New Era , together with Thomas Enders; Peter Seven Mornings; Publisher Bonn: Bouvier, 1990, ISBN 3-416-02229-7 .
- Alexander Swetschin : Clausewitz . A classic biography from Russia (= Dümmlerbuch 8215). Translated, introduced and edited by Olaf Rose and Hans-Ulrich Seidt . With a foreword by Vice Admiral Ulrich Weisser (Head of the Planning Staff of the Federal Minister of Defense). Ferd. Dümmlers Verlag, Bonn 1997, ISBN 3-427-82151-X (Bildungsverlag Eins, 1999).
Web links
- Literature by and about Ulrich Weisser in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Kohl's military advisor died ( Memento from May 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ All awards according to the obituary notice, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of April 27, 2013
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Lieutenant General Rolf Hüttel |
Head of the Planning Staff of the Federal Minister of Defense 1992–1998 |
Lieutenant General Harald Kujat |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Weisser, Ulrich |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German military, head of the planning staff of the Federal Ministry of Defense |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1938 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Aurich , East Frisia |
DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 2013 |
Place of death | Bonn |