Klaus Reinhardt
| Klaus Reinhardt | |
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Klaus Reinhardt as COMKFOR in 1999
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| Born |
January 15, 1941 Berlin |
| Allegiance |
 Germany
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| Service/branch | German Army |
| Years of service | 1960–2001 |
| Rank | General |
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| Wars and conflicts | |
| Other work | Journalist, writer, lecturer |
Klaus Reinhardt (born 15 January 1941, in Berlin) is a former German Army general.
He used to be commander of the German Army Forces Command, of the NATO Joint Headquarters Center (formerly Headquarters Allied Land Forces Central Europe), and of KFOR in Kosovo. He is the son of Nazi bureaucrat Fritz Reinhardt.
In 1960 entered the German Army as an officer candidate with the mountain infantry forces. From 1963 on he served as a platoon leader with the Gebirgsjägerbataillon 222 in Mittenwald, and later continued as operations officer from October 1966 to October 1967.
From 1967 to 1972 he studied history and political sciences at the University of Freiburg, earning a doctoral degree with his dissertation about the strategic failure of Hitler in the Battle of Moscow. In 1968 he already was promoted to Captain and served as company commander with Gebirgsjägerbataillon 221 in Mittenwald. From 1973 to 1975 he passed the General Staff course at the Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr in Hamburg. In 1975 he additionally passed the US Command and General Staff officer course in Fort Leavenworth.
In October 1976 Reinhardt was promoted to lieutenant colonel and served as operations staff officer (G-3) of NATO's Central Army Group (CENTAG) in Heidelberg. From January 1978 to October 1980 he used to be assistant to the Vice Inspector General of the German Military, General Jürgen Brandt at the ministry of defence in Bonn. From 1982 he took command of the Gebirgsjägerbataillon 231 in Bad Reichenhall. From 1982 to 1983 he served as operations officer (G-3) in the staff of the 1st Mountain Division in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. After his promotion to full colonel he served as military assistant to the then minister of defence Manfred Wörner and in 1986 till September 1988 as commander of the Gebirgsjägerbrigade 23 in Bad Reichenhall.
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