Adolf Heusinger

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Adolf Heusinger
Heusinger in Bundeswehr uniform, c. 1960
Chairman of the NATO Military Committee
In office December 1961 – 1 April 1964
Preceded by	Charles Paul de Cumont
Succeeded by	Charles Paul de Cumont
Inspector General of the Bundeswehr
In office 1 June 1957 – 31 March 1961
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Friedrich Foertsch
Chief of the OKH General Staff
Acting
In office 10 June 1944 – 21 July 1944
Preceded by	Kurt Zeitzler
Succeeded by	Heinz Guderian
Personal details
Born	(1897-08-04)4 August 1897 Holzminden, Duchy of Brunswick, German Empire
Died	30 November 1982(1982-11-30) (aged 85) Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Spouse	Gerda Luise Krüger ​ (m. 1931)​
Children	2
Military service
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany  West Germany  NATO
Branch/service	Imperial German Army  Reichsheer  German Army Bundeswehr
Years of service	1915–1945 1955–1964
Rank	Generalleutnant (Wehrmacht) General (Bundeswehr)
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	War Merit Cross Wound Badge of 20 July 1944 in silver

Adolf Bruno Heinrich Ernst Heusinger (4 August 1897 – 30 November 1982) was a German military officer whose career spanned the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, West Germany and NATO. He joined the German Army as a volunteer in 1915 and later became a professional soldier. He served as the Operations Chief within the general staff of the High Command of the German Army in the Wehrmacht from 1938 to 1944. He was then appointed acting Chief of the General Staff for two weeks in 1944 following Kurt Zeitzler's resignation. That year, Heusinger was accused of involvement in the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, but was cleared by the People's Court. Heusinger was later appointed head of the military cartography office when the war ended. He later became a general for West Germany and served as head of the West German military from 1957 to 1961 as well as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1961 to 1964.