Klaus Naumann (born 25 May 1939 in

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) is a retired German

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, who served as Chief of Staff of the

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, the German armed forces, from 1991 to 1996, and as

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from 1996 to 1999, succeeding the

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general Richard Frederick Vincent, Baron Vincent of Coleshill. He testified against Slobodan Milošević in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. He attended as a course member the

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Awards and decorations

Naumann is considered the most decorated German soldier since World War II. His medals and decorations include: * Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany * Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr in Gold * Manfred Wörner Medal * Grand Officer of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

(France) * Grand Cross of Military Merit in white (Spain) * Honorary Knight Commander of the

Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

* Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) * Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) * Commander's Cross with Star of the

Royal Norwegian Order of Merit The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (Norwegian: ''Den Kongelige Norske Fortjenstorden'' (Bokmål) or ''Den Kongelege Norske Fortenesteordenen'' (Nynorsk)) was instituted by King Olav V in 1985. It is awarded to foreigners, Norwegian citizens livi ...

* Defense Medal First Class (Hungary) * Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) * Grand Officer of the

Order of Orange-Nassau The Order of Orange-Nassau ( nl, Orde van Oranje-Nassau, links=no) is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on 4 April 1892 by the queen regent, Emma of the Netherlands. The order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has ...

(Netherlands) * Commander with Star of the

Order of the Lion of Finland The Order of the Lion of Finland ( fi, Suomen Leijonan ritarikunta; sv, Finlands Lejons orden) is one of three official orders in Finland, along with the Order of the Cross of Liberty and the Order of the White Rose of Finland. The President ...

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