German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has decided to radically reorganize the leadership of the Bundeswehr, writes Spiegel.
According to the publication, Pistorius dismissed Chief Inspector Eberhard Zorn.
“The SPD minister has decided that the Bundeswehr should hire a new inspector general named Carsten Breuer. The publication says the current Inspector General, Eberhard Zorn, will be sacked.
The author of the publication notes that the inspector general is not only the highest-ranking soldier in the German armed forces, but also holds a high position in the ministry.
Old Bild WroteGeneral Zorn will be fired for considering the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
Eberhard Zorn expressed his doubts about the Ukrainian Armed Forces in an interview with Focus magazine in September last year. He said that Kiev had launched counterattacks, but could not repulse the Russian troops on a broad front.