Background
Bagger was born in Braunsberg, East Prussia (today Braniewo, Poland) and fled the advancing Red Army at the end of World World War II to Celle.
General inspector lieutenant military
Bagger was born in Braunsberg, East Prussia (today Braniewo, Poland) and fled the advancing Red Army at the end of World World War II to Celle.
After passing his Abitur Bagger volunteered the Bundeswehr in 1958 as a Panzergrenadier. In 1960 he was promoted to a lieutenant at the Panzergrenadierbataillon 82 in Lüneburg. Bagger passed his general staff training at the Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr in 1969 - 1971, promoted to a Major he served at the Panzerbrigade 18, (Neumünster) and became a lecturer of Military policy at the Führungsakademie.
He completed a course at the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia.
In 1976 - 1978 Bagger commanded the Panzergrenadierbataillon 51 in Rotenburg an der Fulda and served at the Bundesministerium der Verteidigung until 1980. From April 1980 till September 1982 Bagger, now an Oberst, was the Chief of staff of the 3.
Panzerdivision and afterwards head of the branch "Security policy" at the Hamburg Führungsakademie, from October 1984 till April 1988 he commanded the Panzergrenadierbrigade 7 (Hamburg). Korps (Koblenz) until 22 November 1990 and commander of the 12.
Panzerdivision (Veitshöchheim) until March 1992.
He became the deputy Inspekteur des Heeres (Commander in Chief of the Army) on 1 April 1992 and Inspekteur des Heeres on 21 March 1994. Bagger lives at Meckenheim (Rheinland), is married and has two sons.