Inspector of the German Army
Inspekteur des Heeres
Standard of the Inspector of the Army
Incumbent Generalleutnant Alfons Mais [ de] since 13 February 2020
Federal Minister of Defence
Abbreviation	InspH
Reports to	General Inspector of the Bundeswehr
Precursor	Oberkommando des Heeres

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 Inspector General 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 [ de].

List of Inspectors

The Inspectors of the Army, since 1956. ^[1]

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Röttiger, Hans Hans Röttiger (1896–1960)	21 September 1956	15 April 1960 †	3 years, 116 days
2		Zerbel, Alfred Alfred Zerbel (1904–1987)	16 April 1960	30 September 1964	4 years, 258 days
3		Maizière, Ulrich Ulrich de Maizière (1912–2006) [a]	1 October 1964	24 August 1966	1 year, 327 days
4		Moll, Josef Josef Moll (1908–1998)	25 August 1966	30 September 1968	2 years, 36 days
5		Schnez, Albert Albert Schnez (1911–2007)	1 October 1968	30 September 1971	2 years, 364 days
6		Ferber, Ernst Ernst Ferber [ de] (1914–1998) [b]	1 October 1971	30 September 1973	1 year, 364 days
7		Hildebrandt, Horst Horst Hildebrandt [ de] (1919–1989)	1 October 1973	30 March 1979	5 years, 181 days
8		Poeppel, Johannes Johannes Poeppel (1921–2007)	1 April 1979	30 September 1981	2 years, 182 days
9		Glanz, Meinhard Meinhard Glanz [ de] (1924–2005)	1 October 1981	30 September 1984	4 years, 365 days
10		Sandrart, Hans-Henning Hans-Henning von Sandrart [ de] (1933–2013) [b]	1 October 1984	25 September 1987	2 years, 359 days
11		Ondarza, Henning Henning von Ondarza [ de] (born 1933) [b]	26 October 1987	26 September 1991	3 years, 335 days
12		Schönbohm, Jörg Jörg Schönbohm (1937–2019) [c]	27 October 1991	18 February 1992	114 days
13		Hansen, Helge Helge Hansen (born 1936) [b]	18 February 1992	21 March 1994	2 years, 31 days
14		Bagger, Hartmut Hartmut Bagger (born 1938) [a]	21 March 1994	6 February 1996	1 year, 322 days
15		Willmann, Helmut Helmut Willmann [ de] (born 1940)	6 February 1996	28 March 2001	5 years, 50 days
16		Gudera, Gert Gert Gudera [ de] (born 1943)	28 March 2001	3 March 2004	2 years, 341 days
17		Budde, Hans-Otto Hans-Otto Budde [ de] (born 1948)	4 March 2004	24 March 2010	6 years, 19 days
18		Freers, Werner Werner Freers (born 1954)	24 March 2010	11 September 2012	2 years, 172 days
19		Kasdorf, Bruno Bruno Kasdorf [ de] (born 1952)	11 September 2012	16 July 2015	2 years, 308 days
20		Vollmer, Jörg Jörg Vollmer (born 1957)	16 July 2015	13 February 2020	8 years, 329 days
21		Mais, Alfons Alfons Mais [ de] (born 1962)	13 February 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 117 days

Notes

References

External links

• The Inspectors of the German Army from 1956 to present
• Official curriculum vitae of the current Inspector

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