Klaus Naumann (born 25 May 1939 in Munich) is a retired German General, who served as

Chief of Staff The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporti ...

of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, from 1991 to 1996, and as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1996 to 1999, succeeding the British general

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. He testified against

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in the

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. He attended as a course member the Royal College of Defence Studies in London.Official Biography
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Awards and decorations

Naumann is considered the most decorated German soldier since World War II. His medals and decorations include: *

Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr The Decorations of Honour of the Bundeswehr (german: Ehrenzeichen der Bundeswehr) are a series of military decorations of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. These honours and awards were introduced in 1980 on the ...

in Gold * Manfred Wörner Medal * Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) * Grand Cross of Military Merit in white (Spain) * Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire * Grand Officer of the

Order of the Crown (Belgium) The Order of the Crown (french: Ordre de la Couronne, nl, Kroonorde) is a national order of the Kingdom of Belgium. The Order is one of Belgium's highest honors. History The Order was established on October 15, 1897 by King Leopold II * ...

* Commander of the

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(United States) * Commander's Cross with Star of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit * Defense Medal First Class (Hungary) * Grand Officer of the

Order of Leopold Order of Leopold may refer to: * Order of Leopold (Austria), founded in 1808 by emperor Francis I of Austria and discontinued in 1918 * Order of Leopold (Belgium), founded in 1832 by king Leopold I of Belgium * Order of Leopold II, founded in Congo ...

(Belgium) * Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) * Commander with Star of the Order of the Lion of Finland

References

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Biography on BMVg website
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