Wolf Graf von Baudissin
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Generalleutnant a.D. Prof. Wolf Graf von Baudissin |
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| Born |
8 May 1907 Trier, Germany |
| Died | 5 June 1993 (aged 86) Hamburg, Germany |
| Allegiance |
 Germany
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| Service/branch | German Army |
| Years of service | 1926-45, 1951-67 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held | NATO Defense College, Paris |
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| Spouse(s) | Dagmar Burggräfin zu Dohna-Schlodien |
| Other work | Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, Hamburg |
| Website | Wolf von Baudissin |
Wolf Graf von Baudissin (8 May 1907 – 5 June 1993) was a German general, military planner and peace researcher. He was one of the developers of the concepts of Innere Führung (officially translated as "leadership development and civic education") and Staatsbürger in Uniform ("citizens in uniform"), the two lead concepts of the modern German Bundeswehr.
Baudissin was born in Trier into the Baudissin family. He studied law, history and economics in Berlin.
In World War II, Baudissin served as hauptmann im Generalstab (captain with the General Staff) at the personal request of General Erwin Rommel. He was captured by Australian troops in North Africa in 1941, and sent to Australia, where he was held in the prisoner-of-war camp at Dhurringile, Victoria. While a POW, he was promoted to major. At Dhurringile, Baudissin developed the idea of the Kriegsgefangenenuniversität ("prisoner-of-war university"). He organized classes in which German prisoners with particular knowledge or expertise taught their comrades in various subjects and prepared them for a life after the war. Baudissin was released in 1947.
In October 1950, Baudissin worked on the secret Himmeroder Denkschrift ("Himmerod Memorandum"), a paper advocating German rearmament. In 1956 he helped to create the new German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, receiving the rank of colonel, and soon headed a tank brigade. In 1963, he was promoted to lieutenant general and was appointed Commandant of the NATO Defence College in Paris, serving until 1965. Baudissin then served as Deputy Chief of Staff at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), the headquarters of NATO.
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