List of German official war artists

German official war artists were commissioned by the military to create artwork in the context of a specific war.

Official war artists have been appointed by governments for information or propaganda purposes and to record events on the battlefield; but there are many other types of artists depicting the subject or events of war.

First World War
The German military supported soldier-artists during this conflict.
 * Luitpold Adam

Second World War
After 1939, Luitpold Adam was the head of the German military's Division of Visual Arts, which would expand to include 80 soldier-artists.
 * Luitpold Adam
 * Herbert Agricola
 * Heinrich Amersdorffer
 * Elk Eber
 * Fritz Erler
 * Franz Eichhorst
 * Rudolf Hergstenberg
 * Conrad Hommel
 * Alfred Hierl
 * Ernst Krause
 * Emile Scheibe