page_title: Inspector of the Army
hierarchical_section_title: Inspector of the Army
context_page_description: The Inspector of the Army is the title held by the commander and highest ranking officer of the German Army of the modern-day German Armed Forces or Bundeswehr. The Inspector is the most senior officer to serve in the German Army and is a military adviser to the Government of Germany as well as the Ministry of Defence.
  He is responsible for the readiness of personnel and materiel in the German Army, in that regard he reports directly to the General Inspector of the Bundeswehr. The Inspector commands the Army Command with its subordinate divisions and the Army Office with its subordinate training and support establishments. He is a member of the Defence Council for Bundeswehr-wide matters.
  The Inspector and his deputy both hold the rank of lieutenant general.
  The incumbent Inspector Alfons Mais.
context_section_description: The Inspector of the Army (German: Inspekteur des Heeres or InspH) is the title held by the commander and highest ranking officer of the German Army (unless the Inspector General is an army officer) of the modern-day German Armed Forces or Bundeswehr. The Inspector is the most senior officer to serve in the German Army and is a military adviser to the Government of Germany as well as the Ministry of Defence.
  He is responsible for the readiness of personnel and materiel in the German Army, in that regard he reports directly to the General Inspector of the Bundeswehr (and before 2012, directly to the Federal Minister of Defence). The Inspector commands the Army Command with its subordinate divisions (and division equivalents) and the Army Office with its subordinate training and support establishments. He is a member of the Defence Council for Bundeswehr-wide matters.
  The Inspector and his deputy both hold the rank of lieutenant general (Generalleutnant).
  The incumbent Inspector Alfons Mais.
caption: Standard of the Inspector of the Army