Reinhard Günzel

Reinhard Günzel (born April 5, 1944 in The Hague) is a former German general. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1963 He commanded the parachute battalion in Merzig, a hunting regiment in Trier and the Jägerbrigade in Frankenberg. He also studied history and philosophy in Tübingen. He was the commander of the Kommando Spezialkräfte from November 2000 until November 2003. After sending a letter supporting Martin Hohmann, a former member of the Bundestag, and the speech that Hohmann had made that compared "the actions of Jews in the 1917 Russian revolution with those of the Nazis", Günzel was fired from his position as General by Defence Minister Peter Struck.

Publications

 * Götz Kubitschek, Reinhard Günzel: Und plötzlich ist alles politisch. Im Gespräch mit Brigadegeneral Reinhard Günzel. 2., durchgesehene Auflage. Edition Antaios, Schnellroda 2004, ISBN 3-935063-60-1.
 * Reinhard Günzel, Ulrich K. Wegener, Wilhelm Walther: Geheime Krieger. Drei deutsche Kommandoverbände im Bild. Pour le Mérite, Selent 2005, ISBN 3-932381-29-7.
 * Reinhard Günzel: Vorwort. In: H. Hoffmann: Die Flinte. Waffe, Werkzeug, Sportgerät. DWJ, Blaufelden 2005, ISBN 3-936632-51-0.
 * Dokumentation: Der Fall Hohmann-Günzel. VHS-Video oder DVD. Berlin 2004.