Adolf Heusinger was a German

Germany

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 General. He briefly served as Chief of the General Staff of the Army during World War II

World War II

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 and served as the first Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, the West German armed forces, from 1957 to 1961. Heusinger served as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee

Chairman of the NATO Military Committee

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 from 1961 to 1964.
Heusinger was born in Holzminden

Holzminden

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, in the Duchy of Brunswick

Duchy of Brunswick

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, German Empire

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. He entered the Imperial German Army

German Army (German Empire)

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 on June 17, 1915, and was assigned to 7. Thüringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr.