# List of war ministers of Prussia

This page lists Prussian Ministers of War.

## War ministers

† denotes people who died in office.
| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | von Scharnhorst, GerhardGerhard von Scharnhorst (1755–1813) | 1 March 1808 | 17 June 1810 | 2 years, 108 days |
| 2 | von Hake, KarlKarl von Hake (1768–1835) | 17 June 1810 | August 1813 | 3 years, 1 month |
| 3 | von Boyen, HermannHermann von Boyen (1771–1848) | 3 June 1813 | 26 December 1819 | 6 years, 206 days |
| 4 | von Hake, KarlKarl von Hake (1768–1835) | 26 December 1819 | 20 October 1833 | 13 years, 298 days |
| 5 | von Witzleben, JobJob von Witzleben (1783–1837) | 25 April 1835 | April 1837 | 1 year, 341 days |
| 6 | von Rauch, GustavGustav von Rauch (1774–1841) | 30 July 1837 | 28 February 1841 | 3 years, 213 days |
| 7 | von Boyen, HermannHermann von Boyen (1771–1848) | 1 March 1841 | 6 October 1847 | 6 years, 219 days |
| 8 | von Rohr, FerdinandFerdinand von Rohr (1782–1851) | 6 October 1847 | 2 April 1848 | 179 days |
| 9 | von Reyher, KarlKarl von Reyher (1786–1857) | 2 April 1848 | 26 April 1848 | 24 days |
| 10 | von Kanitz, August Wilhelm GrafAugust Wilhelm Graf von Kanitz (1783–1852) | 26 April 1848 | 16 June 1848 | 51 days |
| 11 | von Schreckenstein, Ludwig Freiherr RothLudwig Freiherr Roth von Schreckenstein (1789–1858) | 16 June 1848 | 7 September 1848 | 83 days |
| 12 | von Pfuel, ErnstErnst von Pfuel (1779–1866) | 7 September 1848 | 2 November 1848 | 56 days |
| 13 | von Strotha, KarlKarl von Strotha (1786–1870) | 2 November 1848 | 27 February 1850 | 1 year, 117 days |
| 14 | von Stockhausen, AugustAugust von Stockhausen (1791–1861) | 27 February 1850 | 31 December 1851 | 1 year, 307 days |
| 15 | von Bonin, EduardEduard von Bonin (1793–1865) | 31 December 1851 | 1854 | 3 years |
| 16 | von Waldersee, Friedrich GrafFriedrich Graf von Waldersee (1795–1864) | 1854 | 6 November 1858 | 4 years |
| 17 | von Bonin, EduardEduard von Bonin (1793–1865) | 6 November 1858 | 28 November 1859 | 1 year, 22 days |
| 18 | von Roon, AlbrechtAlbrecht von Roon (1803–1879) | 5 December 1859 | 9 November 1873 | 13 years, 339 days |
| 19 | von Kameke, GeorgGeorg von Kameke (1817–1893) | 9 November 1873 | 3 March 1883 | 9 years, 114 days |
| 20 | von Schellendorff, Paul BronsartPaul Bronsart von Schellendorff (1832–1891) | 3 March 1883 | 8 April 1889 | 6 years, 36 days |
| 21 | von Verdy du Vernois, JuliusJulius von Verdy du Vernois (1832–1910) | 8 April 1889 | 4 October 1890 | 1 year, 179 days |
| 22 | von Kaltenborn-Stachau, HansHans von Kaltenborn-Stachau (1836–1898) | 4 October 1890 | 19 October 1893 | 3 years, 15 days |
| 23 | von Schellendorff, Walther BronsartWalther Bronsart von Schellendorff (1833–1914) | 19 October 1893 | 14 August 1896 | 2 years, 300 days |
| 24 | von Gossler, HeinrichHeinrich von Gossler (1841–1927) | 14 August 1896 | 15 August 1903 | 7 years, 1 day |
| 25 | von Einem, KarlKarl von Einem (1853–1934) | 15 August 1903 | 11 August 1909 | 5 years, 361 days |
| 26 | von Heeringen, JosiasJosias von Heeringen (1850–1926) | 11 August 1909 | 7 June 1913 | 3 years, 300 days |
| 27 | von Falkenhayn, ErichErich von Falkenhayn (1861–1922) | 7 June 1913 | 21 January 1915 | 1 year, 228 days |
| 28 | von Hohenborn, Adolf WildAdolf Wild von Hohenborn (1860–1925) | 21 January 1915 | 29 October 1916 | 1 year, 282 days |
| 29 | von Stein, HermannHermann von Stein (1854–1927) | 29 October 1916 | 9 October 1918 | 1 year, 345 days |
| 30 | Scheuch, HeinrichHeinrich Scheuch (1864–1946) | 9 October 1918 | 2 January 1919 | 85 days |
| 31 | Reinhardt, WaltherWalther Reinhardt (1872–1930) | 2 January 1919 | 13 September 1919 | 254 days |
For further succession, see List of German defence ministers.