List of German defence ministers
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For pre-1919 Prussian Ministers of War, see Prussian Minister of War.
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[edit] Ministers of Defence, 1919-1935
- Gustav Noske 1919-1920
- Otto Geßler 1920-1928
- Wilhelm Groener 1928-1932
- Kurt von Schleicher 1932
- Ferdinand von Bredow (acting) 1932-1933
- Werner von Blomberg 1933-1935
[edit] Ministers of War, 1935-1938
- Werner von Blomberg 1935-1938
- In 1938 the Ministry of War was abolished and replaced by the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht.
[edit] Ministers of Defence of the German Democratic Republic, 1956-1990
- Willi Stoph 1956-1960
- Heinz Hoffmann 1960-1985
- Heinz Kessler 1985-1989
- Theodor Hoffmann 1989-1990
- Rainer Eppelmann 1990
[edit] Ministers of Defence of the Federal Republic, 1955-present
- Theodor Blank 1955-1956
- Franz Josef Strauß 1956-1963
- Kai-Uwe von Hassel 1963-1966
- Gerhard Schröder 1966-1969
- Helmut Schmidt 1969-1972
- Georg Leber 1972-1978
- Hans Apel 1978-1982
- Manfred Wörner 1982-1988
- Rupert Scholz 1988-1989
- Gerhard Stoltenberg 1989-1992
- Volker Rühe 1992-1998
- Rudolf Scharping 1998-2002
- Peter Struck 2002-2005
- Franz Josef Jung 2005-
