Hans-Lothar Domröse
Hans-Lothar Domröse | |
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| File:Hans-Lothar Domroese-01 (cropped).jpg Hans-Lothar Domröse in 2009, as outgoing Chief of Staff for International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Headquarters | |
| Born | 28 December 1952 Hanover, West Germany |
| Allegiance | Germany West Germany (1973–1990) Germany Germany (1990–present) |
| Service | German Army |
| Years of service | 1973–present |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum Eurocorps Panzergrenadierbrigade 41 |
| Battles / wars | Stabilisation Force War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) |
| Awards | See text |
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General Hans-Lothar Domröse (born 28 December 1952)[1] is a senior German Army officer, former Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum.
Army career
Domröse joined the German Bundeswehr in 1973, serving as a second lieutenant in the Panzergrenadierbataillon 23 (Mechanised Infantry Battalion 23). He studied Economic and Organisational Sciences at the Bundeswehr University of Hamburg, and upon his graduation in 1977 joined the Mechanised Infantry Battalion 82, serving as a platoon commander.[2] In 1979 Domröse was appointed as an intelligence officer, and in 1980 became commander of the 2nd Company, Mechanised Infantry Battalion 82. Between 1984 and 1986, he attended the Command and General Staff Officer Course at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College in Hamburg. When he graduated Domröse became the assistant chief of staff at the Headquarters of the 11th Armoured Division. In 1988 he was appointed assistant chief of staff at the headquarters of the 31st Mechanised Infantry Brigade. In 1989 Domröse was made personal assistant to the Head of Division II (foreign and security policy) in the Federal Chancellery in Bonn. Domröse was appointed commander of Airborne Infantry Battalion 313 between 1991 and 1993. He then served in Bonn as a desk officer in the Policy Planning staff of the Federal Ministry of Defence. He was a Section Chief at NATO HQ in 1995, and in 1998 was assigned as chief of staff, Military District Command VII / 13th Mechanised Infantry Division in Leipzig. In 1999, Domröse was deployed to Prizren, Kosovo as chief of staff, Multinational Brigade South of the 3rd Operational Contingent KFOR. Between 2000 and 2003 he served as commander of the 41st Mechanised Infantry Brigade in Torgelow with the rank of colonel. Domröse was then appointed head of the German team at CENTCOM in Tampa, Florida before returning to the Federal Ministry of Defence as Deputy Chief of Armed Forces Staff. In 2006 Domröse was assigned as commander of Special Operations Division in Regensburg. In 2008 he was deployed to Afghanistan as the Chief of Staff ISAF HQ in Kabul. Following his preparation for his next assignment at the Army Forces Command in Koblenz, he took over the command for the Eurocorps in Strasbourg in 2009. In 2011 Domröse was made the German Military Representative MC/NATO and EU in Brussels. He was commander of Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum by 14 December 2012 to 3 March 2016.[3]
Personal life
General Hans-Lothar Domröse is married to Christina and has two grown-up sons.[4]
Awards and decorations
Domröses's awards and decorations include the following:[2][5]
- File:GER Bundeswehr Honour Cross Bronze ribbon.svg Bundeswehr Cross of Honour in Bronze
- File:GER Bundeswehr Honour Cross Gold ribbon.svg Bundeswehr Cross of Honour in Gold
- File:BW Einsatz SFOR Bandschnalle bronze.svg Operation SFOR Bronze Deployment Medal
- File:BW Einsatz KFOR Bandschnalle bronze.svg Operation KFOR Bronze Deployment Medal
- File:BW Einsatz ISAF Bandschnalle silber.svg Operation ISAF Silver Deployment Medal
- File:Einsatzmedaille Fluthilfe 2002 Ribbon.jpg Operation "Flood Relief" Medal
- File:NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar.svg NATO Medal "Former Yugoslavia"
- File:NATO medal for Kosovo ribbon.svg NATO Medal "Kosovo"
- File:NATO Medal ISAF ribbon bar.svg NATO Medal "ISAF"
- File:NATO Meritorious Service Medal bar.svg NATO Meritorious Service Medal
- File:Medaille de la Defense Nationale Or ribbon.svg National Defence Medal (France)
- File:Legion Honneur Commandeur ribbon.svg Commander of the Legion of Honour (France)
- File:Romanian Honor Emblem.png Emblem of Honour of the Romanian General Staff
- File:POL Złoty Medal Wojska Polskiego BAR.svg Polish Army Medal in Silver and Gold
- File:Ordre de la couronne de Chene Commandeur ribbon.svg Commander of the Order of the Oak Crown (Luxembourg)
References
- ↑ "Eurocorps Biography" (PDF). NATO. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Who's Who". NATO. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ "General Domröse assumes command of JFC Brunssum". NATO. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ "JFC-B Biography". NATO. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ "General Hans-Lothar Domröse" (in German). CDU/CSU Bundestagsfraktion. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
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