# Hartmut Bagger

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{{Short description|German general (1938–2024)}}
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|death_place=[Meckenheim](/source/Meckenheim), [North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/North_Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
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'''Hartmut Bagger''' (17 July 1938 – 26 January 2024) was a German general. He served as [Chief of Staff of the German Army](/source/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_German_Army) from 1994 to 1996 and [Chief of Staff](/source/Chief_of_Staff%2C_Bundeswehr) of the German armed forces, the [Bundeswehr](/source/Bundeswehr), from 1996 to 1999.

== Biography ==
Hartmut Bagger was born in [Braunsberg](/source/Braunsberg), [East Prussia](/source/East_Prussia) (today Braniewo, [Poland](/source/Poland)) and [fled the advancing](/source/evacuation_of_East_Prussia) [Red Army](/source/Red_Army) at the end of [World War II](/source/World_War_II) to [Celle](/source/Celle). After passing his Abitur Bagger volunteered the [Bundeswehr](/source/Bundeswehr) in 1958 as a [Panzergrenadier](/source/Panzergrenadier). In 1960, he was promoted to a [lieutenant](/source/lieutenant) at the Panzergrenadierbataillon 82 in [Lüneburg](/source/L%C3%BCneburg).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081023163458/http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/a/heer/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLNzSL9zYIAMmZxbvHm7mb60eCGYEuEDGgvIWBM0gQqjIoJVXf1yM_N1XfWz9AvyA3NKLc0VERAANG1hg!/delta/base64xml/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS80SVVFLzZfMTZfSzBQ?yw_contentURL=%2FC1256F870054206E%2FW26Z5DW4768INFODE%2Fcontent.jsp Official Biography at deutschesheer.de]</ref>

Bagger passed his general staff training at the [Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr](/source/F%C3%BChrungsakademie_der_Bundeswehr) in 1969–1971, promoted to a [Major](/source/Major_(rank)) he served at the Panzerbrigade 18, ([Neumünster](/source/Neum%C3%BCnster)) and became a lecturer of Military policy at the Führungsakademie. He completed a course at the [Armed Forces Staff College](/source/Armed_Forces_Staff_College), [Norfolk, Virginia](/source/Norfolk%2C_Virginia).

From 1976 to 1978, Bagger commanded the Panzergrenadierbataillon 51 in [Rotenburg an der Fulda](/source/Rotenburg_an_der_Fulda) and served at the [Bundesministerium der Verteidigung](/source/Bundesministerium_der_Verteidigung) until 1980. From April 1980 till September 1982, Bagger, now an [Oberst](/source/Oberst), was the Chief of staff of the 3. Panzerdivision and afterwards head of the branch "Security policy" at the [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg) Führungsakademie, from October 1984 till April 1988 he commanded the Panzergrenadierbrigade 7 (Hamburg).

Bagger was promoted a [Brigadegeneral](/source/Brigadegeneral) in 1988 and served as the Chief of Staff at the III. Korps ([Koblenz](/source/Koblenz)) until 22 November 1990 and commander of the 12. Panzerdivision ([Veitshöchheim](/source/Veitsh%C3%B6chheim)) until March 1992.

Bagger became the deputy Inspekteur des Heeres (Chief of Staff of the German Army) on 1 April 1992 and Inspekteur des Heeres on 21 March 1994. After general [Klaus Naumann](/source/Klaus_Naumann) became [Chairman of the NATO Military Committee](/source/Chairman_of_the_NATO_Military_Committee) Bagger followed him as the Chief of Staff of the Bundeswehr on 8 February 1996, a post he held till his retirement on 31 March 1999.<ref>[http://www.bmvg.de/portal/a/bmvg/!ut/p/c4/NYyxDoJAEET_6BYaA3YaQ6IFloKNOY7NsZHbI8sCjR_vYeJM8op5ycATUtmu5K1SZDtCA62jY7eZLqzeBGKaFYWWYDzObiA3KL5-ziOj2JF4nvCtuEjaN3jsjz0aFxl1pyIrJXqxGsVMUXTczSKSjKEe2iy_nLM8-yf_HKrmVpdlUVzr6g5TCKcvJUSQ-w!!/ Official Biography of the Bundesministerium der Verteidigung]</ref>

Bagger lived at Meckenheim, was married and had two sons. One of them is the diplomat [Thomas Bagger](/source/Thomas_Bagger). Hartmut Bagger died on 26 January 2024, at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kornelius |first1=Stefan |title=Der General der Truppe |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/bundeswehr-generalinspekteur-hartmut-bagger-nachruf-1.6340702 |access-date=29 January 2024 |publisher=sueddeutsche.de |date=29 January 2024}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{s-bef | before =General [Klaus Naumann](/source/Klaus_Naumann)}}
{{s-ttl | title = [Chief of Staff of the Federal Armed Forces](/source/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Federal_Armed_Forces) | years = 8 February 1996 – 31 March 1999}}
{{s-aft | after =General [Hans-Peter von Kirchbach](/source/Hans-Peter_von_Kirchbach)}}
{{s-bef | before =Generalleutnant [Helge Hansen](/source/Helge_Hansen_(general))}}
{{s-ttl | title = [Inspector of the Army](/source/Inspector_of_the_Army) | years =21 March 1994 – 6 February 1996}}
{{s-aft | after =Generalleutnant [Helmut Willmann](/source/Helmut_Willmann)}}
{{s-bef | before  	=Generalleutnant [Harald Schulz](/source/Harald_Schulz)}}
{{s-ttl | title = [Deputy Inspector of the Army](/source/Deputy_Inspector_of_the_Army) | years = 1 April 1992 – 31 March 1994}}
{{s-aft | after = Generalleutnant [Winfried Weick](/source/Winfried_Weick)}}
{{s-bef | before = Generalmajor [Hartmut Foertsch](/source/Hartmut_Foertsch)}}
{{s-ttl | title = Commander of [12th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)](/source/12th_Panzer_Division_(Bundeswehr))  | years = 23 November 1990 – 31 March 1992}}
{{s-aft | after  	=Generalmajor [Manfred Eisele](/source/Manfred_Eisele)}}
{{s-end}}

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