Ulrich de Maizière
| Ulrich de Maizière | |
|---|---|
 de Maizière in 1969 | |
| Born |
24 February 1912 Stade, Province of Hanover, German Empire |
| Died |
26 August 2006 (aged 94) Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Allegiance |
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| Years of service |
1930–45 1955–72 |
| Rank | General |
Ulrich de Maizière (German pronunciation: [də mɛˈzi̯ɛːɐ̯]; 24 February 1912 – 26 August 2006) was a German general. He served as an aide to general Adolf Heusinger during World War II and later succeeded Heusinger as Chief of Staff of the Bundeswehr, holding the position from 1966 to 1972. His brother Clemens de Maizière decided to stay in the Soviet-occupied part of Germany and became one of the founding members of the CDU (Ost), his nephew Lothar de Maizière was the last Prime Minister of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), while his son Thomas de Maizière currently serves as Federal Minister of the Interior.
He belonged to a noble family of French Huguenot origin, originally from Maizières-lès-Metz.
External links
- Ulrich de Maizière in the German National Library catalogue
- Biography on BMVg website
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| Preceded by General Heinz Trettner |
Chief of Staff of the Federal Armed Forces 25 August 1966–31 March 1972 |
Succeeded by Admiral Armin Zimmermann |
| Preceded by Generalleutnant Alfred Zerbel |
Inspector of the Army 1 October 1964 –24 August 1966 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Josef Moll |
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