Inspector of the Army

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
AbbreviationInspH
Reports toGeneral Inspector of the Bundeswehr
PrecursorOberkommando 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].