Wolfgang Schneider Wolfgang Schneider served 41 years in the German Army and retired in 2010. He is armor officer and left the army as Oberst having served in command functions up to deputy commander of a Panzerbrigade. About half of the service time he was responsiblefor combat development, procurement and doctrines. He started work as an author of numerous military articles in 1979 and also wrote several books on technology and employment of armored vehicles. He is married, has three daughters and lives in central Germany near Hannover. Read More Read Less