List of German defence ministers

This page contains a List of German defence ministers

For pre-1919 Prussian Ministers of War, see Prussian Minister of War.

Contents

Ministers of Defence, 1919–1935

Ministers of War, 1935–1938

In 1938 the Ministry of War was abolished and replaced by the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht.

Ministers of Defence of the German Democratic Republic, 1956–1990

Ministers of Defence of the Federal Republic, 1955-present