Armin Zimmermann

Armin Zimmermann
Official portrait of Admiral Zimmermann
Born	(1917-12-23)23 December 1917 Blumenau, Brazil
Died	30 November 1976(1976-11-30) (aged 58) Bonn, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany West Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine GMSA German Navy
Years of service	1937–1976
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Inspector General of the Bundeswehr

Armin Zimmermann (born 23 December 1917, died 30 November 1976), was a German admiral and Inspector General of the Bundeswehr from 1 April 1972 until 30 November 1976. He joined the Kriegsmarine in 1937.

Awards

German Cross in Gold on 4 March 1942 as Oberleutnant zur See on R-45 in the 4. Räumboots-Flottille^[1]

Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.

Military offices
Preceded by General Ulrich de Maizière	Chief of Staff of the Federal Armed Forces 1 April 1972–30 November 1976	Succeeded by General Harald Wust
Preceded by Vizeadmiral Karl Hetz	Fleet Commander 1970–1972	Succeeded by Vizeadmiral Paul Hartwig

Commander-in-Chiefs German Fleet (CINCGERFLEET), Bundesmarine

Max-Eckart Wolff Rolf Johannesson Karl Smidt Heinrich Gerlach Karl Hetz Armin Zimmermann Paul Hartwig Hans-Helmut Klose Günter Fromm Hans-Joachim Mann Klaus Rehder Dieter Franz Braun Hans-Rudolf Boehmer Dirk Horten Lutz Feldt Wolfgang E. Nolting Hans-Joachim Stricker Manfred Nielson Michael Mollenhauer

Inspectors General of the Bundeswehr

Adolf Heusinger Friedrich Foertsch Heinrich Trettner Ulrich de Maizière Armin Zimmermann Harald Wust Jürgen Brandt Wolfgang Altenburg Dieter Wellershoff Klaus Naumann Hartmut Bagger Hans-Peter von Kirchbach Harald Kujat Wolfgang Schneiderhan Volker Wieker

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