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 "title": "Pistorius Names Lt Gen Christian Freuding as the Next Generalinspekteur of the Bundeswehr From February 2027, Succeeding Breuer",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/freuding-generalinspekteur-bundeswehr-february-2027-succeeds-breuer-army-chief-pistorius/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/freuding-generalinspekteur-bundeswehr-february-2027-succeeds-breuer-army-chief-pistorius/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-11-05T15:36:00.000+01:00",
 "updated": "2026-11-09T15:36:28.000+01:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBerlin, 5 November 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * The defence ministry said on 5 November that Boris Pistorius has decided Lieutenant General Christian Freuding, Inspector of the Army, will become Generalinspekteur, the Bundeswehr's highest-ranking soldier, succeeding General Carsten Breuer in February 2027\n * Breuer was elected in September to chair NATO's Military Committee, a post he takes up in summer 2027\n * Freuding led the ministry's Ukraine special staff from 2022, headed its newly ",
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