A new commander for Eurocorps - Spanish General taking over

Strasbourg - On 21 September 2007, the Chiefs of Defence from Eurocorps’ framework nations will hand over the command of Eurocorps from Belgian Lieutenant General Charles-Henri Delcour to Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch.

Lieutenant General Delcour has been the Commanding General of Eurocorps since September 2005. Before, he was already assigned as Chief of Staff to the Headquarters. During this time he deployed to Afghanistan and achieved a successful mission as Chief of Staff of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), where from August 2004 until February 2005, the Headquarters Eurocorps formed the core of ISAF and led the operations of up to 10,000 troops from 37 nations.

Furthermore, Lieutenant General Delcour commanded in 2006 the Land Component in the frame of the NATO Response Force 7-rotation, during which the whole NATO Response Force reached its full operational capability.

The future Commanding General of Eurocorps, Lieutenant General Pitarch, is the former Chief of the Spanish Land Forces.

The ceremony will be presided by the Spanish Chief of Defence General Félix Sanz Roldán. He will be joined by General Wolfgang Schneiderhan, the German Chief of Defence, Lieutenant General Hendrik Jennart, representing the Belgian Chief of Defence, Lieutenant General Benoit Puga, representing the French Chief of Defence and Lieutenant Colonel Fernand Guth, representing the Luxembourg Chief of Defence.

 

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