Inspector of the Army
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The Inspector of the Army ( or InspH) is the senior serving officer in the German Army
of the modern day German Armed Forces or Bundeswehr
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He is responsible for the readiness of personnel and materiel in the German Army, in that regard he reports directly to the Federal Minister of Defence. The Inspector commands the General Staff
within the Federal Ministry of Defence as well as the Army Command with its subordinate divisions
(and division equivalents) and the Army Office with its subordinate training and support establishments. He sits under the General Inspector of the Bundeswehr and is a member of the Defence Council for Bundeswehr-wide matters.
The Inspector and his deputy both hold the rank of lieutenant general (Generalleutnant).
German Army
The German Army is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Following the disbanding of the Wehrmacht after World War II, it was re-established in 1955 as the Bundesheer, part of the newly formed West German Bundeswehr along with the Navy and the Air Force...
of the modern day German Armed Forces or Bundeswehr
Bundeswehr
The Bundeswehr consists of the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities...
.
He is responsible for the readiness of personnel and materiel in the German Army, in that regard he reports directly to the Federal Minister of Defence. The Inspector commands the General Staff
General Staff (Germany)
The General Staff of the German Army is a department of the Federal Ministry of Defence and one of the five staff headquarters in the military command of the Bundeswehr...
within the Federal Ministry of Defence as well as the Army Command with its subordinate divisions
Division (military)
A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...
(and division equivalents) and the Army Office with its subordinate training and support establishments. He sits under the General Inspector of the Bundeswehr and is a member of the Defence Council for Bundeswehr-wide matters.
The Inspector and his deputy both hold the rank of lieutenant general (Generalleutnant).