Gottfried Kallinger
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General Field Marshal Gottfried Kallinger | |
|---|---|
.jpg) In 1996 | |
| Born |
July 3, 1945 Greifswald, Mecklenburg, Germany |
| Allegiance |
 Germany |
| Service/ |
 German Army |
| Years of service | 1964–2004 |
| Rank |
 General field marshal |
| Commands held | Supreme Allied Commander Europe |
Gottfried Kallinger (born July 3, 1945) is a retired German Army field marshal who served as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 2001 to 2004, the Chief of Army Staff from 1999 to 2001, and as commander of Allied Land Command from 1996 to 1999. He is the most decorated German soldier since Great War II.
Early life
Military career
Later life
Awards and decorations
Prussia
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle
Categories:
- Start-class articles
- Altverse II
- 1945 births
- Living people
- People from Greifswald
- German Army generals
- Field marshals of Germany
- NTO Supreme Allied Commanders
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knights of the Order of the Black Eagle
- Army Officer School Munich alumni
- German Military Command Academy alumni