Markus Laubenthal

Markus Laubenthal
Generalmajor Markus Laubenthal
Born (1962-12-04) December 4, 1962[1]
Aachen
Allegiance  Germany
Service/branch Army
Years of service 1982–
Rank Generalmajor
Commands held 12th Armored Brigade
1st Panzer Division
Battles/wars Kosovo
War in Afghanistan
Awards Legion of Merit

Markus Laubenthal is a Generalmajor in the German Army and the Chief of Staff of U.S. Army Europe, the first non-American to hold that post.[2][3] He was born on December, 4, 1962 in Aachener, Germany.

Career

Before his appointment to this post in 2014 he commanded the Bundeswehr’s 12th Armored Brigade in Amberg.He is widowed with a son. In August of 2013, he took over as chief of staff for ISAF Regional Command North in Afghanistan, where he helped oversee the drawdown of German troops from Kunduz and Mazar-e-Sharif, according to information on the German army website.[4]. Before his service as a commander in Amberg he was the head of the Political Department of the Ministry of Defense. In the official statement of the Bundeswehr on the new German post he said:

Ich bin mir sicher, meine bisher in der Bundeswehr gesammelten Erfahrungen in der Ausbildung von einsatzbereiten Heereskräften auch bei USAREUR einbringen zu können.[5](I am sure that I could make my contribution in the training of the active army forces, accumulated so far in the Bundeswehr in USAREUR.)

References

  1. ↑ Thomas Wiegold. "Deutscher General wird Stabschef bei der US Army in Europa". Augen Geradeaus.
  2. ↑ Jad Sleiman. "In historic first, German army general appointed USAREUR chief of staff". Stars and Stripes.
  3. ↑ Jim Tice. "German officer to serve as U.S. Army Europe's chief of staff". Army Times.
  4. ↑ "In historic first, German army general appointed USAREUR chief of staff" Retrieved on 11 Jan 2018
  5. ↑ "Ab 4. August: Deutscher General wird Stabschef bei der US Army in Europa". Retrieved January 11, 2018.

PLACE OF BIRTH =Aachen

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