Hans von Zettour

Hans von Zettour a.k.a Zettois is a Staff Officer in the Empire's army. Currently serving as the Deputy Chief of Logistics in the General Staff. He has an unmarried granddaughter.

Appearance
In the manga, he wears his 1940's German-designed general official suit (the gorget patches are identical to an SS-Standartenführer during WW2) with his medals hanging near his left chest. He has also a monocle in his left eye.

In the anime, both his eye are closed but able to move balance like a normal individual. He wears a World War I German-designed general official suit.

Personality
He seems quietly serious and ordinary in the eyes of his office mates. However, he has a tremendous and outstanding mindset and beliefs. He has academically inclined personality, always making risk assessment to their military actions. He is clever, thoughtful, and knowledgeable about both strategies and combat operations. He believes in rationalism, and hates the unfounded speech and idealism. He is loyal to the country, always keeps the best soldiers, decides the best solution for the Empire.

Plot
He first debuted as a talented staff officer attending a military conference. Here Rudersdorf and he lodged the strong objection, opposing launching a major offensive against Legadonia. Unfortunately, they failed at last.

After the Republic Army invaded the Empire, many of the staff officers within General Staff that supported the plan to launch the attack were replaced and demoted. Zettour was assigned to the Deputy Chief of Logistics. On day in the library of Charloburg War College, he ran into Tanya and had a discussion about the Great War with her. He was inspired by her, and published a paper named "The form of the current war and prediction on its development".

During the war against the Grand Duchy of Dacia, he deployed troops and arranged for the necessary supplies to arrive prior to the start of the battle, fully demonstrating his frightening ability at the management of logistics. Due to this achievement, he was promoted to Major General. C.E 1924 October 23, he had his dinner with Rudersdorf in Imperial General Staff (Army) First Dining Hall. He suggested Rudersdorf to attack Osfjord.

C.E 1925 April 28, in the Army Strategic HQ joint conference, he advocated focusing on eliminating enemy soldiers instead of occupying land. May 4, he proposed General Staff take prompt and unscrupulous "disposal" to Arene Incident. August 24, he had his dinner with Rudersdorf in the First Dining Hall. They congratulated each other on their promotion to Lieutenant General, and discussed the situation and dilemma the Empire had to deal with.

Trivia

 * His name is reference to Hans von Seeckt, a notable known German general during World War I.
 * He had ever been criticized to be ‘‘having a personality that was too academically inclined, thus not suitable to become a general’’ by the judge of Imperial War College Selection Review Conference.
 * In the light novel, the Army Strategic HQ joint conference is in 4/28, and Arene Incident in 5/4. In the anime, the Army Strategic HQ joint conference happened later than Arene Incident.