Volker Wieker | |
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Born | Delmenhorst, Germany | 1 March 1954
Allegiance | Germany |
Service/ | German Army |
Years of service | 1974–2018 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Panzerartilleriebataillon 215 Panzergrenadierbrigade 40 3rd German KFOR Contingent/KFOR MNB South I. German/Dutch Corps |
Battles/wars | IFOR, KFOR, ISAF |
Volker Wieker (born 1 March 1954 in Delmenhorst, Lower Saxony) is the former Chief of Staff (Generalinspekteur, lit. Inspector General) of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, and a general of the German Army. Trained as an artillery officer, Wieker served in every major foreign Bundeswehr deployment since 1996, including Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan.