Volker Wieker
Volker Wieker | |
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Wieker being awarded the US Legion of Merit in 2015 | |
| Born | 1 March 1954 Delmenhorst, Germany |
| Allegiance | Germany |
| Branch | German Army |
| Service years | 1974–2018 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Panzerartilleriebataillon 215 Panzergrenadierbrigade 40 3rd German KFOR Contingent/KFOR MNB South I. German/Dutch Corps |
| Conflicts | 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.