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Born on 1 March 1942 in Mielke (Western Prussia).
Raised near Hannover
(Lower Saxony).
Graduated from academic secondary school in Kiel (Schleswig-Holstein).
Military
Career
| 1959 - 1972 |
Basic flight training, Instructor in non commissioned
officer training, Platoon leader, Company executive officer, Personnel
officer |
| 1972 - 1975 |
Aide-de-camp to the Federal Minister of Defence,
Bonn |
| 1975 - 1977 |
20th General Staff Course (Air Force),
Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, Hamburg |
| 1977 |
Section Chief (A3a), Air Force Support Command North,
Münster |
| 1977 - 1978 |
Military Assistant to the Federal Minister of Defence,
Bonn |
| 1978 - 1980 |
Assistant Branch Chief (Operational Doctrines, Air
Forces), Armed Forces Staff, Federal Ministry of Defence, Bonn |
| 1980 - 1984 |
Assistant Branch Chief (Security Policy, Strategy),
Office of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn |
| 1985 - 1988 |
Commander, 2nd Battalion, Air Force Training Regiment
1, Appen |
| 1988 |
NATO Defense College (Course 72), Rome |
| 1988 - 1990 |
Section Chief (NATO Force Planning, Air Forces), Staff
of the German Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee,
Brussels |
| 1990 - 1992 |
Branch Chief (Nuclear and Global Arms Control), Armed
Forces Staff, Federal Ministry of Defence, Bonn |
| 1992 - 1995 |
Chief of Staff and Deputy German Military Representative
to the NATO Military Committee and Western European Union, Brussels |
| 1995 |
Deputy Chief of Staff (Military Policy and Strategy),
Armed Forces Staff, Federal Ministry of Defence, Bonn |
| 1996 |
Director, IFOR Co-ordination Centre (ICC) SHAPE, Belgium |
| 1996 - 1998 |
Assistant Director, International Military Staff (Plans & Policy)
and Deputy Director IMS, NATO Headquarters, Brussels |
| 1998 - 2000 |
Director Policy and Advisory Staff to the German Minister
of Defence, Berlin |
| 2000 - 2002 |
Chief of Staff, Federal Armed Forces, Berlin
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| From July 2002 |
Chairman of the NATO Military Committee |
Promotions
| 29 Oct 1965 |
Lieutenant |
| 01 Apr 1968 |
First Lieutenant |
| 21 Jan 1971 |
Captain |
| 29 Oct 1974 |
Major |
| 01 Apr 1979 |
Lieutenant Colonel |
| 01 Oct 1988 |
Colonel |
| 30 Sep 1992 |
Brigadier General |
| 01 Apr 1995 |
Major General |
| 10 Nov 1998 |
Lieutenant General |
| 01 July 2000 |
General |
Honorars
and Awards
- Commanders Cross of the Order of Merit of the federal Republic
of Germany
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Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Gold Cross of Honour of the German Armed Forces
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Service Medal on behalf of the flood of 1962, donated by the Senate
of Hamburg
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XIRKA GIEHR – REPUBBLIKA of the Republic of Malta
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Commander’s Cross of the “Ordre National de la Légion
d’Honneur” of the French Republic
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Commander’s Cross of Merit of the Republic of Poland
- Order of the Cross of the Eagle, 1 Class of the Republic of Estonia
- NATO Meritorious Service Medal for exceptional service with NATO.
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Russian Federation Ministry of Defence medal “For strengthening
of brotherhood of arms”.
- Legion of Merit of the United States of America
- Gold Medal of the Polish Armed Forces
- Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit, Military Division of Hungary
- Le Grand Cordon de l’Ordre de Léopold of Belgium
Family
Married to Sabine Kujat (née Becker); three children.
Personal
Interests
Photography and horseback riding.
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