| No. | Portrait | General Inspectors of Troops | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|
| 1 | | Fussenegger, ErwinGeneral
Erwin Fussenegger [de]
(1908–1986) | 31 August 1956 | 16 December 1970 | 14 years, 107 days |
| 2 | | Seitz, OttoGeneral of the Infantry
Otto Seitz [de]
(1911–1974) | 1 January 1971 | 30 November 1971 | 349 days |
| 3 | | Leeb, AntonGeneral of the Infantry
Anton Leeb [de]
(1913–2008) | 30 November 1971 | 31 December 1977 | 6 years, 31 days |
| 4 | | Wingelbauer, HubertGeneral of the Infantry
Hubert Wingelbauer [de]
(1915–1987) | 1 January 1978 | 31 December 1980 | 3 years, 0 days |
| 5 | | Scharff, HeinzGeneral
Heinz Scharff [de]
(1920–2014) | 1 January 1981 | 31 Dec 1986 | 6 years, 0 days |
| 6 | | Tauschitz, OthmarGeneral
Othmar Tauschitz [de]
(1925–2022) | 1 Jan 1987 | 1 October 1990 | 4 years, 273 days |
| 7 | | Majcen, KarlGeneral
Karl Majcen [de]
(born 1934) | 1 October 1990 | 20 Dec 1999 | 9 years, 80 days |
| 8 | | Pleiner, HorstGeneral
Horst Pleiner [de]
(born 1941) | 1 January 2000 | 1 December 2002 | 2 years, 334 days |