List of generals and admirals of the Bundeswehr on foreign deployments

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This list shows soldiers of the Bundeswehr in the rank of general or admiral who are doing or were doing service on foreign missions of the Bundeswehr in the operational areas. Officers in staff responsible for these missions outside the operational areas are not listed.

Generals and admirals currently on duty

EUTM Mali

( Mali )

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
currently. not occupied by DEU

Operation Atalanta

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service Comments / home service posts
Wilhelm Tobias Abry Deputy Commander Flotilla admiral marine January 16, 2020 Commander of the Mürwik Naval School

Resolute support

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service Comments / home service posts
Thorsten Poschwatta Chief of Staff Lieutenant General air force April 2020 previously Deputy Commander of the Bundeswehr Operations Command
Ansgar Meyer Commander TAAC-Nord Brigadier General army 20th August 2020 previously commander of the tank brigade 21
Frank Schlösser Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS) J7 Brigadier General army February 2020 previously Commander of the Information Technology School of the Bundeswehr

KFOR

(Kosovo Force)

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service Comments / home service posts
Frank Best Director NALT Brigadier General air force 0April 1, 2020 previously Head of Division Armed Forces I 5 in the Federal Ministry of Defense

Mission ended

(Missions in reverse chronological order of their start)

UNSMIL (2018-2019)

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Josef Blotz Senior Military Advisor Major general army January 2018 April 2019 Head of Department Operations in the Armed Forces Command / then Deputy Commanding General EUROKORPS , Strasbourg

Bundeswehr mission in Syria (Operation Inherent Resolve since 2015)

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Andreas Schick German contingent leader Brigadier General air force December 10, 2015 0May 2, 2016 Service post contingent leader now occupied by Colonel.

UNMIL (since 2015)

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Dirk Faust Deputy Force Commander Brigadier General army May 27, 2015 May 25, 2016 then Commander of Airborne Brigade 1

Resolute Support (since 2015)

( Afghanistan )

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Jürgen Brötz Commander TAAC-N Brigadier General army August 21, 2019 20th August 2020 previously Head of Department Strategy and Operations I in the Federal Ministry of Defense
Andreas Marlow Chief of Staff Lieutenant General army April 2019 April 2020 previously commander of the rapid forces division / then commanding general of the 1st German-Dutch corps
Markus Kurczyk Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS) J7 Brigadier General air force February 2019 February 2020 previously Head of the Armed Forces Training Department (General Armed Forces Training) in the Armed Forces Base Command / then Commander of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State Command
Gerhard Ernst-Peter Klaffus Commander TAAC-N Brigadier General army August 21, 2018 August 21, 2019 previously liaison officer with the Federal President
Alfons Mais Chief of Staff Lieutenant General army June 16, 2018 0April 1, 2019 previously Chief of Staff in the Army Command / then Commanding General of the 1st German-Dutch Corps
Gunter Schneider Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS) J7 Brigadier General army 01st February 2018 01st February 2019 previously Head of Department IV in the Federal Office for Personnel Management of the Bundeswehr / afterwards military Vice President in the Federal Office for Personnel Management of the Bundeswehr
Wolf-Jürgen Stahl Commander TAAC-N Brigadier General army 03rd October 2017 August 21, 2018 previously Head of Department Military Policy and Operations in the Federal Ministry of Defense / then Chief of Staff at the Multinational Corps North-East
Johann Langenegger Chief of Staff Lieutenant General army June 11, 2017 June 16, 2018 previously Commander 1st Panzer Division / then Deputy Inspector of the Army and Commander in the Army Command
René Leitgen Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS) J7 Brigadier General army 01st February 2017 01st February 2018 previously Head of Department for Central Tasks and Strategic Objectives in the Army Command / then Head of Department J3 / 5 in the Bundeswehr Operations Command
André Bodemann Commander TAAC-N Brigadier General army November 10, 2016 03rd October 2017 previously Commander of Panzer Brigade 12 / then Head of Division Strategy and Operations II in the Federal Ministry of Defense
Jürgen Weigt Chief of Staff Lieutenant General army July 12, 2016 June 11, 2017 previously Commander of the Center for Inner Leadership / then Commanding General of the Eurocorps
Dieter Meyerhoff Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS) J7 Brigadier General army July 2016 January 2017 Chief of Staff at the 1st German-Dutch Corps
Hartmut Renk Commander TAAC-N Brigadier General army 19th December 2015 November 10, 2016 Commander of Central Training Institutions and Deputy Commander of Training Command
Michael Podzus Deputy Director Ministry of Defense Brigadier General army 0July 1, 2015 0October 1, 2016 previously liaison officer with the Federal President / afterwards deputy commander of the 10th Panzer Division
Frank Leidenberger Chief of Staff Lieutenant General army 20th June 2015 June 30, 2016 previously head of the planning office of the Bundeswehr / afterwards commander of German units in multinational corps / basic military organization in the army command
Andreas Hannemann Commander TAAC-N Brigadier General army 19th February 2015 19th December 2015 Deputy Commander 10th Armored Division
Michael Bartscher Deputy Director Ministry of Defense Brigadier General air force 2014 2015
Carsten Jacobson Deputy Commander Lieutenant General army June 25, 2014 June 2015 previously Commander 1st Panzer Division / Afterwards Deputy Inspector of the Army and Commander in the Army Command

EUTM Mali (since 2015)

( Mali )

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Peter Mirow EU Training Mission Commander Brigadier General army November 12, 2018 June 12, 2019 previously Head of the Planning Department in the Army Command
Werner Albl EU Training Mission Commander Brigadier General army December 18, 2015 03rd July, 2016 Commander Franco-German Brigade
Franz Xaver Pfrengle EU Training Mission Commander Brigadier General army July 2015 December 18, 2015 Chief of Staff (COS) Eurocorps

UNAMA

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Kay Brinkmann Senior Military Advisor Brigadier General army July 2014 October 2015 previously Head of Military Policy and Operations Europe / Eurasia in the BMVg / then Deputy Head of the Armed Forces Office

Operation Atalanta (since 2008)

( Horn of Africa )

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Jan Christian Kaack Force Commander Flotilla admiral marine March 23, 2016 0August 6, 2016 Commander of the operational flotilla 1
Christoph Müller-Meinhard Deputy Operation Commander Flotilla admiral marine July 22, 2015 January 21, 2016 Commander Flotilla 2
Jürgen zur Mühlen Force Commander Flotilla admiral marine 0April 6, 2014 0August 6, 2014 Commander of the operational flotilla 1
Jean Martens Deputy Operation Commander Flotilla admiral marine 19th July 2013 17th January 2014 Commander of the operational flotilla 1
Rainer Endres Deputy Operation Commander Flotilla admiral marine January 12, 2012 July 13, 2012 Admiral advancement navy and naval training in the naval office
Thomas Jugel Force Commander Flotilla admiral marine August 14, 2011 0December 6, 2011 Commander of the operational flotilla 1
Thomas Ernst Deputy Operation Commander Flotilla admiral marine 0June 1, 2010 January 13, 2011 Commander of the Mürwik Naval School
Thorsten Kähler Deputy Operation Commander Flotilla admiral marine June 2009 December 11, 2009 Commander Flotilla 2

UNIFIL (since 2006)

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Jürgen Mannhardt Commander of Maritime Task Force 448 Flotilla admiral marine 0September 1, 2009 0December 1, 2009 Commander of the Mürwik Naval School
Hans-Christian Luther Commander of Maritime Task Force 448 Flotilla admiral marine September 25, 2007 February 29, 2008 Chief of Staff Fleet Command
Karl-Wilhelm Bollow Commander of Maritime Task Force 448 Flotilla admiral marine March 18, 2007 September 25, 2007 Commander Flotilla 2
Andreas Krause Commander of Maritime Task Force 448 Flotilla admiral marine October 16, 2006 March 18, 2007 Commander of the operational flotilla 1

EUFOR RD Congo (2006)

( Operation Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina )

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Henning Bess German contingent leader Flotilla admiral marine June 2006 November 2006 Director Operations Command, Operational Leadership, Response Forces

EUFOR Bosnia-Herzegovina (since 2004)

( Operation Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina )

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Günter Giesa Chief of Staff HQ EUFOR Brigadier General air force September 2010 March 2011 General advancement of the Air Force in the Air Force Office
Gerd Bishop Chief of Staff HQ EUFOR Brigadier General air force March 17, 2010 September 2010 Commander Air Force Training Command
Gerhard Kemmler Chief of Staff HQ EUFOR Brigadier General air force September 2009 March 17, 2010 Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff in the Air Force Operations Command
Robert Lowenstein Chief of Staff HQ EUFOR Brigadier General air force March 30, 2009 September 2009 Deputy Commander 4th Air Force Division
Joachim Wundrak Chief of Staff HQ EUFOR Brigadier General air force 0August 8, 2008 March 31, 2009 Deputy Commander Air Force Command
Robert Lowenstein Chief of Staff HQ EUFOR Brigadier General air force March 2008 August 2008 Deputy Commander 4th Air Force Division
Hans-Jochen Witthauer EU Force Commander (COM EUFOR ) Rear admiral marine 0September 5, 2006 2007
Klaus Hollmann Chief of Staff HQ EUFOR Brigadier General army 0August 9, 2006 2006
Josef Niebecker Chief of Staff HQ EUFOR Brigadier General army March 2006 0August 9, 2006 Commander Panzergrenadierbrigade 41
Harald Fugger Commander Multinational Task Force South East Brigadier General 2005 2006
Manfred Hofmann Chief of Staff HQ EUFOR Brigadier General army July 2005 March 2006 Commander Tank Brigade 21
Peter Goebel Chief of Staff HQ EUFOR Brigadier General army 2005 2005
Hans-Werner Fritz Chief of Staff HQ EUFOR Brigadier General army March 2005 July 2005 Commander Airborne Brigade 26

Operation Active Endeavor (since 2002)

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Hans-Jochen Witthauer Task Group Commander Flotilla admiral marine September 2003 0August 5, 2004 as Commander Standing Naval Force Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED / SNFM) temporarily leader of a task group in Operation Active Endeavor
Wolfgang Kalähne Task Group Commander Flotilla admiral marine April 2005 January 2006 as Commander Standing NATO Maritime Group 1

( SNMG 1 )

Thorsten Kähler Task Group Commander Flotilla admiral marine June 2012 November 2012 as Commander Standing NATO Maritime Group 2

( SNMG 2)

Georg von Maltzan Task Group Commander Flotilla admiral marine January 2013 May 2013 as Commander Standing NATO Maritime Group 1

( SNMG 1 )

Jörg Klein Task Group Commander Flotilla admiral marine June 2015 June 2016 as Commander Standing NATO Maritime Group 1

( SNMG 1 )

Operation Enduring Freedom - Naval Unit (2002-2010)

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Rainer Brinkmann CTF 150 Flotilla admiral marine January 13, 2009 April 2009 Commander of the operational flotilla 1
Heinrich Lange CTF 150 Flotilla admiral marine August 22, 2006 December 2006 Commander of the Mürwik Naval School
Henning Hoops CTF 150 Flotilla admiral marine December 2004 April 2005 Admiral Naval Armaments and Naval Logistics (AMRL) in the Naval Office
Manfred Nielson CTF 150, CTG 500.01 Flotilla admiral marine May 2003 September 2003 Commander of the Mürwik Naval School
Rolf Schmitz CTG 500.01 Flotilla admiral marine January 2003 May 2003 Commander Destroyer Flotilla
Wolfgang Kalähne CTF 150 until October 31, 2002, CTG 500.01 Flotilla admiral marine June 16, 2002 December 2002 Commander Flotilla of Naval Aviation
Gottfried Hoch German contingent leader, Task Group 500.01 CTG 500.01;
from May 5, 2002 also
Commander Multinational Task Force 150 (CTF 150) 		Flotilla admiral marine 0January 2, 2002 June 15, 2002 Commander Destroyer Flotilla

ISAF (2002-2014)

Commanders Regional Command North (RC NORTH)
Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Bernd Schuett commander Major general army February 13, 2014 0August 1, 2014 Head of Department I Army Command
Jörg Vollmer commander Major general army February 21, 2013 February 13, 2014 Commander Rapid Forces Division
Erich Pfeffer commander Major general army February 26, 2012 February 21, 2013 Commander 13th Panzer Grenadier Division
Markus Kneip commander Major general army February 24, 2011 February 26, 2012 Commander 1st Armored Division
Hans-Werner Fritz commander Major general army June 20, 2010 February 24, 2011 Commander Special Operations Division
Frank Leidenberger commander Brigadier General army November 30, 2009 June 20, 2010 Commander Airborne Brigade 31
Jürgen Setzer commander Brigadier General army 0October 3, 2009 November 29, 2009 Commander Air Mobility Brigade 1
Relief for health reasons
Jörg Vollmer commander Brigadier General army January 10, 2009 0October 3, 2009 Commander Panzer Grenadier Brigade 37
Jürgen Weigt commander Brigadier General army 0July 9, 2008 January 10, 2009 Commander Tank Brigade 21
Dieter Dammjacob commander Brigadier General air force 0January 9, 2008 0July 9, 2008 Deputy Commander 4th Air Force Division
Dieter Warnecke commander Brigadier General army August 2007 January 2008 Commander Airborne Brigade 31
Josef Blotz commander Brigadier General army February 2007 August 2007 Commander Panzer Grenadier Brigade 30
Volker Barth commander Brigadier General army October 2006 February 2007 Deputy Commander 1st Armored Division
Markus Kneip commander Brigadier General army April 2006 October 2006 Commander Jägerbrigade 37
Bernd Kiesheyer Commander
at that time still Regional Area Coordinator based in Kunduz 		Brigadier General army August 2005 April 2006 Deputy Commander 7th Armored Division
Other activities in the regional command north (RC NORTH)
Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Walter Jakob Ohm Chief of Staff Brigadier General army November 2013 2014 Head of the Controlling and Accounting Department in the BMVg
Harald Gante Chief of Staff Brigadier General army February 2014 August 2014 Commander Tank Brigade 21
Markus Laubenthal Chief of Staff Brigadier General army August 2013 February 2014 Commander Tank Brigade 12
Thorsten Poschwatta Base Commander Camp Marmal Brigadier General air force August 21st, 2013 February 21, 2014
Olaf von Roeder Base Commander Camp Marmal Brigadier General air force February 21, 2014 August 13, 2014
Michael Vetter Deputy chief of staff for support tasks at RC NORTH Brigadier General air force July 2013 January 2014 Commander logistics center of the Bundeswehr , Wilhelmshaven
Michael Matz Deputy Chief of Staff for Security at RC NORTH Brigadier General army February 2013 August 2013
Peter Klement Base Commander Camp Marmal Brigadier General air force February 2013 August 21st, 2013 Chief of Staff in the Air Force Training Command
Carsten Stawitzki Deputy chief of staff for support tasks at RC NORTH Flotilla admiral marine February 2013 June 2013 Adjutantur BMVg
Burkhard Pototzky Base Commander Camp Marmal Brigadier General air force August 2012 February 2013 Chief of Staff Command Operational Command Air Force
Wolfgang Gäbelein Deputy chief of staff for support tasks at RC NORTH Brigadier General air force August 2012 February 2013
Alfons Mais Deputy Chief of Staff for Security at RC North Brigadier General army August 2012 February 2013 Commander Air Mobile Brigade 1
Erich Siegmann Base Commander Camp Marmal Brigadier General air force February 2012 August 2012 Deputy Division Commander 2nd Air Force Division
Franz Weidhüner Deputy chief of staff for support tasks at RC NORTH Brigadier General air force February 2012 August 2012 Head of the logistics office of the Bundeswehr
Andreas Marlow Deputy Chief of Staff for Security at RC North Brigadier General army February 2012 August 2012 Commander Panzergrenadierbrigade 41
Hans-Dieter Poth Base Commander Camp Marmal Brigadier General air force September 2011 February 2012
Bernd Schuett Deputy Chief of Staff for Security at RC North Brigadier General army August 2011 February 2012 Commander Panzer Training Brigade 9
Axel Binder Deputy Chief of Staff for Support Tasks at RC North Brigadier General army August 2011 February 2012 Commander Center for Transformation of the Bundeswehr
Peter-Georg Stütz Base Commander Camp Marmal Brigadier General air force February 13, 2011 August 2011 Command Operational Command Air Force
Dirk Backen Deputy Chief of Staff for Security at RC NORTH Brigadier General army February 13, 2011 August 2011 Armored Brigade 21
Volker Thomas Deputy chief of staff for support tasks at RC NORTH Brigadier General army January 11, 2011 August 2011 Commander Logistics Brigade 1
Jürgen Knappe Deputy chief of staff for support tasks at RC NORTH Brigadier General air force June 2010 February 2011 Deputy Commander, Military District Command II
Johann Langenegger Deputy Chief of Staff for Security at RC NORTH Brigadier General army 2010 2011 Commander Mountain Infantry Brigade 23
Hans-Georg Schmidt Base Commander Camp Marmal Brigadier General air force June 2010 February 2011 Deputy Commander 1st Air Force Division
Commanders, Deputy Commanders and Chief of Staff ISAF
Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Bruno Kasdorf Chief of Staff at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul Lieutenant General army February 2010 September 2010 Deputy Commander of the Army Command
Volker Wieker Chief of Staff at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul Lieutenant General army 0October 9, 2009 February 2010 Deputy Commanding General of the 1st German-Dutch Corps
Hans-Lothar Domröse Chief of Staff at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul Major general army January 2008 January 2009 Commander Special Operations Division
Bruno Kasdorf Chief of Staff at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul Major general army 0January 1, 2007 0December 1, 2007 Commander 14th Panzer Grenadier Division
Herrmann Wachter Deputy COM ISAF Major general air force 2005 2005 Deputy Commander Air Force Command
Wolfgang Korte Deputy COM ISAF Major general army February 2004 August 2004 Deputy Commander of the Army Command
Götz Gliemeroth Commander ISAF Lieutenant General army August 11, 2003 0February 9, 2004
Norbert van Heyst Commander ISAF Lieutenant General army February 10, 2003 August 11, 2003 Commanding general of the 1st German-Dutch Corps
Further activities at ISAF
Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Harald Gante Commander TAAC-Nord Brigadier General army 0August 1, 2014 19th February 2015 previously chief of staff in the regional command north, from summer 2015 commander of the army officers' school
Carsten Breuer Director Current Operations, ISAF Joint Command Brigadier General army 01st of January 2014 0July 1, 2014 Commander of the Panzer Grenadier Brigade 37
Franz Reinhard Golks deputy Commander ISAF Joint Command Major general army 26th September 2013 October 2014 Special Representative for International Cooperation in the Armed Forces Command
Reinhard Wolski Deputy Chief of Staff Resources at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul Major general army April 2013 0June 8, 2014 previously Commander of the Army Aviation School
Bernd Mattiesen Chief Combined Joint Medical / Medical Adviser General doctor ZSanDstBw 04th November 2013 June 23, 2014 Deputy Commander Command Medical service support
Heinz Feldmann ISAF spokesman Brigadier General army June 21th 2013 June 2014 Commander Special Forces Command
Dieter Warnecke deputy commander ISAF Joint Command Major general army February 2013 26th September 2013 Head of Department Operations in the Armed Forces Command
Jürgen Brandenstein Chief Combined Joint Medical / Medical Adviser General doctor Central medical service of the Bundeswehr October 2012 04th November 2013 Chief of Staff in the Medical Command III
Günter Katz ISAF spokesman Brigadier General air force June 22, 2012 June 21th 2013
Bernhard Prince Deputy Chief of Staff Resources at ISAF headquarters in Kabul Major general air force May 2012 May 2013 Commander 2nd Air Force Division
Klaus Habersetzer Director Civil Military Synchronization in the Stability Division at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul Brigadier General air force September 2011 0October 1, 2012 until April 4, 2012 Commander of the Air Force Officers School
Carsten Jacobson ISAF spokesman Brigadier General army 0July 1, 2011 June 22, 2012 previously Chief of Staff, Army Command
Wolfgang Koepke Deputy Chief of Staff Resources at ISAF headquarters in Kabul Major general army May 2011 May 2012 until November 30, 2011: Deputy Chief of Staff Strategic Partnering - Headquarters in Kabul
Josef Blotz ISAF spokesman at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul Brigadier General army April 20, 2011 0July 1, 2011 previously commander of the infantry school
Joachim Wundrak Deputy Chief of Staff "Air" of ISAF at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul Major general air force February 22, 2011 December 2011 Deputy Commander in the Air Force Command
Richard Rossmanith Deputy Chief of Staff for Stability at ISAF headquarters in Kabul Major general army October 11, 2010 January 2012 Chief of Staff of the Deployable Joint Staff Element Allied Force Command Heidelberg
Jürgen Weigt Director Civil Military Synchronization at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul Brigadier General army September 2010 September 2011 previously Deputy Chief of Staff Operations in the Operational Leadership Command
Josef Heinrichs Deputy Chief of Staff Support HQ ISAF, Kabul Brigadier General army February 2010 August 2010 Chief of Staff Multinational Corps North-East
Franz Reinhard Golks Chief CJ3 in the HQ ISAF staff in KABUL Brigadier General army January 2009 August 2009 Deputy Commander in Military District Command III
Jochen Both Deputy Chief of Staff "Air" in the ISAF Joint Command Brigadier General air force November 2008 July 2010 Chief of Staff in the Air Force Command
Hans-Erich Antoni Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul Major general army 0October 1, 2008 December 2009 previously Head of Department II in the Army Command Staff
Josef Heinrichs Head of the operations center at ISAF HQ in Kabul Brigadier General army January 2007 August 2007 Chief of Staff Multinational Corps North-East
Hans-Christoph Ammon Director Combined Joint Operation Center at ISAF headquarters in Kabul Brigadier General army May 2006 February 2007 Commander Rear Support Command in the Allied Europe Rapid Reaction Corps
Christof Munzlinger Commander of the 10th German ISAF contingent and deputy commander of the Kabul Multinational Brigade Brigadier General army March 2006 July 2006 Commander Tank Brigade 18
Hans-Werner Ahrens DepComISAF Air Major general army February 2006 August 2006 Commander Air Transport Command
Achim Lidsba Commander of the 9th German ISAF contingent Brigadier General army November 2005 April 2006 Commander tank brigade 14
Hans-Christoph Ammon Commander of the 8th German contingent ISAF and deputy commander of the Kabul Multinational Brigade (KMNB) Brigadier General army July 27, 2005 November 2005 Commander Panzer Grenadier Brigade 30
Ernst-Otto Berk Commander of the 7th German contingent ISAF and deputy commander of the Kabul Multinational Brigade (KMNB) Brigadier General army January 15, 2005 July 27, 2005 Commander Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1
Wolf-Dieter Löser Deputy Commander Ops Major general army August 2004 February 2005 Deputy Commanding General Eurocorps
Walter Spindler Commander of the 6th German contingent ISAF and deputy commander of the Kabul Multinational Brigade (KMNB) Brigadier General army July 2004 January 2005 Commander Franco-German Brigade
Gero Schachthöfer Deputy COM ISAF Air Brigadier General air force February 2004 August 2004
Peter Schelzig Deputy Commander "Air" at ISAF HQ in Kabul Brigadier General air force February 2003 August 2003 Deputy Division Commander 4th Air Force Division
Werner Freers Commander of the 3rd German contingent and commander of the Kabul Multinational Brigade (KMNB) Brigadier General army December 17, 2002 July 17, 2003 Commander Air Mechanized Brigade 1
Manfred Schlenker Commander of the 2nd German contingent and commander of the Kabul Multinational Brigade (KMNB) Brigadier General army June 2002 December 2002 Commander Airborne Brigade 26
Carl-Hubertus von Butler Commander advance command and from March 17, 2002 Commander Kabul Multinational Brigade (KMNB) Brigadier General army January 2002 June 17, 2002 Commander Airborne Brigade 31

KFOR (since 1999)

Commander KFOR
Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Volker Halbauer Commander KFOR Major general army 0September 7, 2012 0September 6, 2013
Erhard Drews Commander KFOR Major general army 0September 9, 2011 0September 7, 2012
Erhard Bühler Commander KFOR Major general army 0September 1, 2010 0September 9, 2011
Markus Bentler Commander KFOR Lieutenant General army 0September 8, 2009 0September 1, 2010
Roland Kather Commander KFOR Lieutenant General army 0September 1, 2006 August 31, 2007
Holger Kammerhoff Commander KFOR Lieutenant General army 0September 3, 2003 August 31, 2004
Klaus Reinhardt Commander KFOR general army 0October 8, 1999 April 18, 2000 Commander Joint Headquarters Center
Commander Multinational Task Force South or Commander Multinational Task Force South-West
Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Stephan Thomas Commander Multinational Task Force South and Commander 26th Dt. Operation contingent KFOR Brigadier General army June 24, 2010 January 20, 2011 Commander Tank Brigade 12
Manfred Hofmeyer Commander Multinational Task Force South and Commander 24th Dt. Operation contingent KFOR Brigadier General army December 16, 2009 June 24, 2010 Deputy Commander 10th Armored Division
Benedict room Commander Multinational Task Force South and Commander 22nd Dt. Operation contingent KFOR Brigadier General army May 28, 2009 December 16, 2009 Commander Panzergrenadierbrigade 41
Erich Pfeffer Commander Multinational Task Force South and Commander 16. Dt. Operation contingent KFOR Brigadier General army March 2007 November 2008 Commander Mountain Infantry Brigade 23
Hans-Joachim Fröhlich Commander Multinational Task Force South and Commander 15th Dt. Operation contingent KFOR Brigadier General army November 15, 2006 March 2007 Commander Artillery Brigade 100
Lutz Niemann Commander Multinational Task Force South and Commander 14th Dt. Operation contingent KFOR Brigadier General army May 15, 2006 November 15, 2006 Commander Tank Brigade 12
Norbert Bull Commander Multinational Task Force Southwest Brigadier General army May 2005 November 2005 Commander Mountain Infantry Brigade 23
Richard Rossmanith Commander Multinational Task Force Southwest Brigadier General army November 2004 May 2005 Commander Panzer Training Brigade 9
Robert Bergmann Commander Multinational Task Force Southwest Brigadier General army June 2003 November 2003 Commander Tank Brigade 21
Markus Bentler Commander Multinational Task Force Southwest Brigadier General army November 12, 2002 June 2003 Commander Mountain Infantry Brigade 23
Wolf-Dieter Skodowski Commander Multinational Task Force Southwest Brigadier General army November 12, 2002 December 12, 2002 Commander Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1
Wolf-Dieter Langheld Commander German contingent KFOR and Commander Multinational Brigade South, Prizren Brigadier General army December 2000 June 2001 Commander Tank Brigade 21
Fritz von Korff Commander Multinational Brigade South, Serbia (Kosovo Province) Brigadier General army March 1999 August 1999
other functions at KFOR
Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Michael Oberneyer Director NALT Brigadier General army June 28, 2019 0April 1, 2020 Previously National Military Representative at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe of NATO in Mons ( Belgium )
Uwe Alexander Becker Director NALT Brigadier General army August 28, 2018 June 28, 2019 previously Commander Combat Training Center army , then Deputy Chief of Staff Operations at Allied Command country of NATO in Izmir ( Turkey )
Ralf Hoffmann Director NALT Brigadier General Cyber ​​and information space 0October 1, 2017 August 28, 2018 previously Deputy Commander Information Technology Command of the Bundeswehr
Dietmar Mosmann Director NALT Brigadier General Force Base August 2016 October 2017 Reclassification from NLAT to NALT / Commander Command Support School of the German Armed Forces , then Deputy Commander, Information Technology Command of the German Armed Forces
Ernst-Peter Horn Director NLAT Brigadier General army February 2016 29th August 2016 Deputy Commander 1st Armored Division
Stefan Linus Fix Director NLAT Brigadier General army August 2015 February 2016
Werner Haumann Director NLAT Brigadier General air force January 14, 2015 August 2015
Peter Braunstein Director NLAT Brigadier General army August 25, 2014 January 14, 2015
Udo Schnittker Director NLAT Brigadier General army January 2014 August 25, 2014 Commander in command of the Bundeswehr military police
Norbert Wagner Director NLAT Brigadier General army November 2013 May 2014 Commander Panzer Training Brigade 9
Hans-Joachim Fischer Commander Joint Logistic Support Group Brigadier General army June 2010 January 2011
Andreas Berg Chief of Staff COM KFOR Brigadier General army August 2009 March 2010
Harald Fugger Commander 21st Dt. Operation contingent KFOR Brigadier General army October 29, 2008 May 28, 2009 Commander Panzer Training Brigade 9
Wilhelm Green Commander 19th German Operation contingent KFOR Brigadier General army 0April 7, 2008 October 29, 2008 Commander Panzer Training Brigade 9
Robert Bund Commander 18th German Operation contingent KFOR Brigadier General army May 28, 2007 0April 7, 2008
Kurt-Helmut Schiebold Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Brigadier General army February 2009 August 2009 Commander Technical School Land Systems and Technical College of the Army for Technology
Bernhard Liechtenauer Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Brigadier General army August 2008 February 2009 Commander of the Army Brigade
Gerhard Stelz Deputy Commander KFOR Major general army August 2007 August 2008 deputy commander division airmobile operations
Manfred Hofmeyer Chief of Staff HQ KFOR Brigadier General army January 2007 August 2007 Deputy Commander 10th Armored Division
Reinhard Wolski Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Brigadier General army July 2005 January 2006 Commander Air Mechanized Brigade 1
Wolfgang Kopp Deputy Commander KFOR Brigadier General army September 2004 August 2005 Commander KFOR Yves de Kermabon , Home Service Post Kopp: Deputy Commander 10th Armored Division

SFOR (1996-2004)

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Gerhard Stelz Commander Multinational Brigade South-East Brigadier General army 2004 2004
Wolfgang Koepke Chief of Staff SFOR and Commander of the 9th German SFOR contingent in Sarajevo and Butmir Brigadier General army May 2004 November 2004 Commander of the Air Defense Brigade 100 in Fuldatal
Horst-Heinrich Brauss Chief of Staff HQ SFOR in Sarajevo Brigadier General army June 2002 December 2002 Commander of the Panzer Brigade 42 "Brandenburg" in Potsdam
Hans-Herbert Schulz Chief of Staff HQ SFOR Brigadier General army December 2001 June 2002 Head of Department III (Army Armament) Army Office in Cologne
Hans-Jürgen Rennack Chief of Staff HQ SFOR Brigadier General army June 2001 December 2001 Deputy Commander of the 14th Panzer Grenadier Division "Hanse" in Neubrandenburg
Werner Kullack Chief of Staff HQ SFOR Brigadier General army December 2000 June 2001 Commander of the 36th Panzer Brigade in Veitshöchheim
Georg Nachtsheim Chief of Staff HQ SFOR Brigadier General army June 2000 December 2000 Commander of the Franco-German Brigade
Georg Nachtsheim Chief of Staff Multinational Division South-East Brigadier General army 1999 1999 Commander of the Franco-German Brigade
Jan Oerding National commander of the 5th German SFOR contingent Brigadier General army March 1998 September 1998 Commander Panzer Grenadier Brigade 30
Gert Gudera Chief of Staff HQ SFOR Major general army December 1997 June 1998 Commander 7th Armored Division
Hans Holger Sammet National commander of the 4th German SFOR contingent Brigadier General army September 1997 March 1998
Heinrich Boehr National commander of the 3rd German SFOR contingent Brigadier General army April 1997 September 1997
Hans-Otto Budde National commander of the 2nd German SFOR contingent Brigadier General army January 1997 April 1997 Commander of the Franco-German Brigade
Werner Widder Chief of Staff HQ SFOR Brigadier General army 0April 1, 1997 December 1997 Chief of Staff IV Corps
Klaus Frühhaber National commander of the 1st German SFOR contingent Major general army December 1996 January 1997 Commander 5th Armored Division

IFOR (1995-1996)

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Friedrich Riechmann Commander 3rd German contingent IFOR Brigadier General army August 1996 January 1997J
Henning Brümmer Commander 2nd German contingent IFOR Brigadier General army April 1996 August 1996
Friedrich Riechmann Commander 1st German contingent IFOR Brigadier General army January 1996 April 1996

Operation Sharp Guard (1992-1996)

Surname Service position Rank Armed forces Entry into service End of service Comments / home service posts
Frank Ropers Task Group Commander Flotilla admiral marine September 1995 September 1996 as Commander Standing Naval Force Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED / SNFM) leader of a task group of Operation Sharp Guard

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Change of leadership in Turkey. In: www. Einsatz.bundeswehr.de. Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
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