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 (SPD) 1919–1920
- Otto Geßler (DDP) 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 2005–2009
- Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg 2009–2011
- Thomas de Maizière 2011–
