Markus Laubenthal
| Markus Laubenthal | |
|---|---|
Generalmajor Markus Laubenthal
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| Born |
December 4, 1962 Aachen |
| Allegiance |
 Germany
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| Service/ |
Army |
| Years of service | 1982– |
| Rank |
 Generalmajor
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| Commands held |
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. He was born on December, 4, 1962 in Aachener, Germany.
Before his appointment to this post in 2014 he commanded the Bundeswehr’s 12th Armored Brigade in Amberg. 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.. Beffore 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.(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.)
PLACE OF BIRTH =Aachen
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