# Army Staff (Germany)

The Army Staff, in the meaning of the Army general staff, of the German Army (German: Führungsstab des Heeres - Fü H) was a department of the Federal Ministry of Defence and one of the five staff headquarters in the military command of the Bundeswehr. The Army Staff was thus at the same time a ministerial division and the highest level of military command within the German Army. It was merged with the other high command authorities of the German Army to form the Army Command (Kommando Heer) in 2012.
In 2012, there existed in MOD Germany supreme military command authority as follows:
* Armed Forces Staff (Führungsstab der Streitkräfte – Fü S; General Staff of the Armed Forces)
* Army Staff (Führungsstab des Heeres – Fü H; Army General Staff)
* Air Force Staff (Führungsstab der Luftwaffe – Fü L; Air Force General Staff)
* Navy Staff (Führungsstab der Marine – Fü M)
* Medical Staff (Führungsstab des Sanitätsdienstes – Fü San; Medical Service Staff)

## Command

The Army Staff was commanded by the Inspector of the Army (Inspekteur des Heeres), effectively fulfilling the role of Chief of the Army. The Inspector holds the rank of Generalleutnant, and commanded the Army Staff, reporting to the Federal Minister of Defence. The General Inspector of the Bundeswehr and the Armed Forces Staff who work for him are only authorised to issue directives to the Army Staff in the fields of development and the realisation of the overall concept for the Bundeswehr. The Army Staff comprised about 180 soldiers and civil servants.

## Mission

The Army Staff was the highest level of command in the German Army. The staff ensured the readiness of the Army from a materiel and personnel perspective. In addition the two command pillars of the Army, the Army Forces Command and the Army Office, were subordinate to the Army Staff. Furthermore, the staff supported the Inspector of the Army and the Federal Minister of Defence in their ministerial duties.

## Deputy Inspector General of the Army

The Deputy Inspector General of the Army (in the Army Staff of MOD Germany) appointment was normally assigned to a three star rank, OF8-general (Generalleutnant / lieutenant general) rank.
| N° | Rank, name | Time in service | Time in service |
| N° | Rank, name | Start | End |
| 26 | Generalleutnant Reinhard Kammerer | 11 September 2012 | until decommissioning |
| 25 | Generalleutnant Bruno Kasdorf | 16 September 2010 | 11 September 2012 |
| 24 | Generalleutnant Günter Weiler | 1 March 2006 | 16 September 2010 |
| 23 | Generalleutnant Jürgen Ruwe | 1 March 2005 | January 2006 |
| 22 | Generalleutnant Manfred Dietrich | 2001 | 1 March 2005 |
| 21 | Generalleutnant Gert Gudera | 1 October 2000 | 28 March 2001 |
| 20 | Generalleutnant Edgar Trost | 1997 | 2000 |
| 19 | Generalleutnant Winfried Weick | 1 April 1994 | 1997 |
| 18 | Generalleutnant Hartmut Bagger | 1 April 1992 | 31 March 1994 |
| 17 | Generalleutnant Harald Schulz | 1 April 1988 | 31 March 1992 |
| 16 | Generalleutnant Wolfgang Malecha | 1 April 1986 | 31 March 1988 |
| 15 | Generalleutnant Heinz Kasch | 1 April 1983 | 31 March 1986 |
| 14 | Generalleutnant Eberhard Burandt | 1 October 1979 | 31 March 1983 |
| 13 | Generalleutnant Rudolf Reichenberger | 1 January 1977 | 30 September 1979 |
| 12 | Generalleutnant Rüdiger von Reichert | 1 October 1974 | 15 December 1976 |
| 11 | Generalleutnant Siegfried Schulz | 1 October 1971 | 30 September 1974 |
| 10 | Generalleutnant Ernst Ferber | January 1970 | 30 September 1971 |
| 09 | Generalmajor Hellmut Grashey | November 1968 | 31 December 1969 |
| 08 | Generalmajor Karl Schnell | 1 October 1968 | November 1968 |
| 07 | Generalmajor Hubert Sonneck | 8 September 1966 | 30 September 1968 |
| 06 | Generalmajor Josef Moll | 1 January 1965 | 24 August 1966 |
| 05 | Generalmajor Karl-Wilhelm Thilo | 1 October 1961 | 31 December 1964 |
| 04 | Generalmajor Leo Hepp | October 1960 | 30 September 1961 |
| 03 | Generalmajor Joachim Schwatlo-Gesterding | 1958 | September 1960 |
| 02 | Brigadegeneral Hellmuth Laegeler | 1957 | 1958 |
| 01 | Brigadegeneral Peter von der Groeben | 1957 | 1957 |