Markus Laubenthal
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Markus Laubenthal | |
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 Major General Markus Laubenthal | |
| Born | December 4, 1962[1] Frankurt |
| Allegiance |  Germany |
| Service/ | 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 Major General 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 Frankurt, Germany.
Career[edit]
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 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[edit]
- ^ Thomas Wiegold. "Deutscher General wird Stabschef bei der US Army in Europa". Augen Geradeaus.
- ^ Jad Sleiman. "In historic first, German army general appointed USAREUR chief of staff". Stars and Stripes.
- ^ Jim Tice. "German officer to serve as U.S. Army Europe's chief of staff". Army Times.
- ^ "In historic first, German army general appointed USAREUR chief of staff" Retrieved on 11 Jan 2018
- ^ "Ab 4. August: Deutscher General wird Stabschef bei der US Army in Europa". Retrieved January 11, 2018.
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