Inspector General of the Bundeswehr

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The Inspector General of the Bundeswehr is the highest-ranking military officer in Germany’s armed forces, serving as the principal military adviser to the federal government and overseeing overall military planning and operations.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf chief of defence
military office
position
advises Federal Government of Germany
Federal Minister of Defence (Germany)
advisesOn defence planning
military operations
military policy
appliesToJurisdiction Federal Republic of Germany
appointedBy Federal Minister of Defence (Germany)
country Germany
createdBy Federal Republic of Germany
hasAbbreviation GenInspBw
hasAuthorityOver Air Force Inspector of the Bundeswehr
Army Inspector of the Bundeswehr
Chiefs of Staff of the armed services of the Bundeswehr
Joint Support and Enabling Service Inspector of the Bundeswehr
Medical Service Inspector of the Bundeswehr
Navy Inspector of the Bundeswehr
hasRole chief military adviser on defence policy
coordination of the branches of the armed forces
overall military planning
overall operational leadership at the strategic level
principal military adviser to the Federal Government of Germany
principal military adviser to the Federal Minister of Defence
inception 1957
isPositionIn German federal government’s security architecture
isTheHighestRankingOfficerOf Bundeswehr
German armed forces
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf military leadership of Germany
nativeLabel Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr
nominatedBy Federal Minister of Defence (Germany)
officeHolderRank Admiral (Marine)
General (Heer)
General (Luftwaffe)
four-star general
oversees joint operations of the armed services
operational readiness of the Bundeswehr
overall military planning of the Bundeswehr
partOf Bundeswehr
Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)
reportsTo Federal Minister of Defence (Germany)
responsibleFor deployment planning of the Bundeswehr
military contributions to NATO
military contributions to United Nations operations
military contributions to the European Union
strategic direction of the Bundeswehr
seat Berlin
Bonn

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bundeswehr
hasCommanderRole
Defence Committee
oversees
Cyber- und Informationsraum ("Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr")
subordinateTo

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