Overview
- Andreas Hoppe and Alfons Mais were moved into early retirement, clearing two of the Bundeswehr’s top command positions
- Generaloberstabsärztin Nicole Schilling became the first woman to serve as Deputy Inspector General of the Bundeswehr
- Generalmajor Christian Freuding was named the new Heeresinspekteur and will formally take over as army chief in September
- The ministry’s reform redistributes ten divisions under three state secretaries to streamline command and accelerate decision-making
- Pistorius presented the reshuffle as essential for plugging insider security gaps and reinforcing his push for increased gender diversity