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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2>Career</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ABundesarchiv%20Bild%20146-1993-136-11A%2C%20Wolfsschanze%2C%20Ordensverleihung%20durch%20Hitler.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7COak%20Leaves%20ceremony%20on%2015%20September%201943%20at%20the%20%27%27F%5Cu00fchrerhauptquartier%27%27%20%26quot%3BWolfschanze%26quot%3B%2C%20from%20left%20to%20right%3A%20%5B%5BAdolf%20Hitler%5D%5D%2C%20%5B%5BPaul%20Schultz%5D%5D%20%28hidden%29%2C%20%27%27Oberst%27%27%20Dr.%20med.%20dent.%20%5B%5BWalter%20Lange%5D%5D%2C%20%27%27Major%27%27%20%5B%5BTheodor%20Tolsdorff%5D%5D%2C%20%27%27Oberst%27%27%20G%5Cu00fcnther%20Pape%2C%20%27%27Major%27%27%20Dr.%20%5B%5BFranz%20B%5Cu00e4ke%5D%5D%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1993-136-11A%2C_Wolfsschanze%2C_Ordensverleihung_durch_Hitler.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Bundesarchiv%20Bild%20146-1993-136-11A%2C%20Wolfsschanze%2C%20Ordensverleihung%20durch%20Hitler%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Oak%20Leaves%20ceremony%20on%2015%20September%201943%20at%20the%20%27%27F%5Cu00fchrerhauptquartier%27%27%20%5C%22Wolfschanze%5C%22%2C%20from%20left%20to%20right%3A%20%5B%5BAdolf%20Hitler%5D%5D%2C%20%5B%5BPaul%20Schultz%5D%5D%20%28hidden%29%2C%20%27%27Oberst%27%27%20Dr.%20med.%20dent.%20%5B%5BWalter%20Lange%5D%5D%2C%20%27%27Major%27%27%20%5B%5BTheodor%20Tolsdorff%5D%5D%2C%20%27%27Oberst%27%27%20G%5Cu00fcnther%20Pape%2C%20%27%27Major%27%27%20Dr.%20%5B%5BFranz%20B%5Cu00e4ke%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Oak%20Leaves%20ceremony%20on%2015%20September%201943%20at%20the%20%3Ci%3EF%5Cu00fchrerhauptquartier%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%20%5C%22Wolfschanze%5C%22%2C%20from%20left%20to%20right%3A%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220001%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FAdolf_Hitler%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Adolf%20Hitler%5C%22%3EAdolf%20Hitler%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%2C%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220002%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FPaul_Schultz%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Paul%20Schultz%5C%22%3EPaul%20Schultz%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20%28hidden%29%2C%20%3Ci%3EOberst%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%20Dr.%20med.%20dent.%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220003%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FWalter_Lange%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Walter%20Lange%5C%22%3EWalter%20Lange%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%2C%20%3Ci%3EMajor%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220004%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FTheodor_Tolsdorff%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Theodor%20Tolsdorff%5C%22%3ETheodor%20Tolsdorff%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%2C%20%3Ci%3EOberst%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%20G%5Cu00fcnther%20Pape%2C%20%3Ci%3EMajor%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%20Dr.%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220005%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFranz_B%25C3%25A4ke%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Franz%20B%5Cu00e4ke%5C%22%3EFranz%20B%5Cu00e4ke%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="104-8392579805dec10fa1550a" alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1993-136-11A%2C_Wolfsschanze%2C_Ordensverleihung_durch_Hitler.jpg/180px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1993-136-11A%2C_Wolfsschanze%2C_Ordensverleihung_durch_Hitler.jpg" width="180" height="129" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" data-image-name="Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1993-136-11A, Wolfsschanze, Ordensverleihung durch Hitler.jpg" data-image-key="Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1993-136-11A%2C_Wolfsschanze%2C_Ordensverleihung_durch_Hitler.jpg" type="image" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->The <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bundeswehr%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bundeswehr%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBundeswehr%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-8392579805dec10fa1550a" href="/wiki/Bundeswehr" title="Bundeswehr">Bundeswehr</a></i> of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Federal%20Republic%20of%20Germany%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22West%20Germany%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWest%20Germany%7CFederal%20Republic%20of%20Germany%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-8392579805dec10fa1550a" href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany" class="mw-redirect">Federal Republic of Germany</a> underwent a series of internal discussion and controversies which led to the "<i>Generalkrise</i>" (Crisis of the Generals) in August 1966. Among other issues, the discussion was centred about the inner leadership of the <i>Bundeswehr</i> and the hierarchy of command between the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Federal%20Ministry%20of%20Defence%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Federal%20Ministry%20of%20Defence%20%28Germany%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFederal%20Ministry%20of%20Defence%20%28Germany%29%7CFederal%20Ministry%20of%20Defence%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-8392579805dec10fa1550a" href="/wiki/Federal_Ministry_of_Defence_(Germany)" title="Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)">Federal Ministry of Defence</a> and the <i>Bundeswehr</i>. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Inspector%20of%20the%20Luftwaffe%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Inspector%20of%20the%20Luftwaffe%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BInspector%20of%20the%20Luftwaffe%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-8392579805dec10fa1550a" class="new" title="Inspector of the Luftwaffe (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSW5zcGVjdG9yX29mX3RoZV9MdWZ0d2FmZmU/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Inspector of the Luftwaffe</a> <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Generalleutnant%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Generalleutnant%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGeneralleutnant%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-8392579805dec10fa1550a" href="/wiki/Generalleutnant" title="Generalleutnant" class="mw-redirect">Generalleutnant</a></i> <a 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