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List of German defence ministers

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Summary

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Field	Value
post	Federal Minister
body	Defence
native_name	Bundesminister der Verteidigung
insignia	Bundesadler Bundesorgane.svg
insigniasize	110px
insigniacaption	Coat of arms
flag	Flag of Germany (state).svg
flagsize	110px
flagcaption	State flag
image	Boris Pistorius (2019) (cropped).jpg
incumbent	Boris Pistorius
incumbentsince	19 January 2023
department	Federal Ministry of Defence
reports_to	The federal chancellor
appointer	The president, upon advice of the federal chancellor
formation	13 February 1919
first	Gustav Noske (Weimar Republic)
Theodor Blank (Federal Republic of Germany)
website	bmvg.de

Theodor Blank (Federal Republic of Germany)

The federal minister of defence () is the head of the Federal Ministry of Defence and a member of the Federal Cabinet.

According to Article 65a of the German Constitution (), the federal minister of defence is commander-in-chief () of the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, in peacetime. Conversely, when a state of defence is declared, the federal chancellor becomes commander-in-chief. The highest-ranking military officer in the Bundeswehr is the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr ().

The current Federal Minister of Defence is Boris Pistorius, since 19 January 2023.

List of officeholders

Ministers of defence, 1919–1935

Bauer Fehrenbach Wirth I−II Cuno Stresemann I−II Marx I−II Luther I−II Marx III−IV Schleicher Hitler

Minister of war, 1935–1938

In 1938 the Ministry of War was abolished and replaced by the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), as a result of the Blomberg–Fritsch affair.

Chiefs of the OKW (''de facto'' ministers of war, 1938–1945)

Goebbels Schwerin von Krosigk

Minister of war, 1945

Schwerin von Krosigk

Karl Dönitz was named as Minister of War in Hitler's testament.

Ministers of defence of the GDR, 1956–1990

Ministers of defence (''Bundesminister der Verteidigung''), since 1955

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References

"Art 65a Basic Law". Gesetze-im-internet.de.
"Art 115b Basic Law". Gesetze-im-internet.de.
tagesschau.de. "Pistorius tritt Amt an – Treffen mit Austin".

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