German army general appointed in US Army Europe Chief of Staff. First foreign officer in history to

[CabooseRvB]

[quote]KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — For the first time since U.S. troops arrived in Europe during World War II, a German general will serve as chief of staff of U.S. Army Europe.

Brig. Gen. Markus Laubenthal is expected to take up his post as early as Monday, an Army news release said.

The announcement of Laubenthal’s appointment comes at a time of strained relations between the U.S. and Germany over allegations of U.S. spying and phone tapping. USAREUR said in March it intended to name a German chief of staff.

The U.S. military maintains key bases in Germany, where about 40,000 U.S. servicemembers are stationed, including about 25,000 soldiers.[/quote]

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[quote]Laubenthal, 51, commanded the Bundeswehr’s 12th Armored Brigade in Amberg before this assignment. In August of last year, 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. Among other assignments, he served as military assistant to the deputy commander of operations and assistant chief of staff for operations for NATO’s Kosovo force.[/quote]

German Martial wisdom mixed in 'murican army is always good.

[editline]2nd August 2014[/editline]

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[MrWasabi]

He's clearly a Wargame: Air-Land Battle player, even German players know America only decks have the best NATO units.

[Jund]

Guess Germans make good coaches