Dieter Stöckmann (born 29 July 1941) is a retired German general of the Bundeswehr.

His family was expelled from Stolp after World War II and he grew up in Jever, Germany.

After passing his Abitur in 1961, he joined the Bundeswehr as an officer cadet in a Panzergrenadier battalion.

In 1976 - 1978 he attended the General Staff Training Course at the Royal Dutch Military Academy in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Stöckmann commanded Panzerbrigade 15 in Koblenz from 1986 to 1989 and became the Head of the Personnel, Training and Leadership Development Department at Army Headquarters in Bonn.