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Visita del Jefe de Estado Mayor ARRC al CG del Eurocuerpo

viernes 29. of agosto 2008

Estrasburgo, 19 de augusto de 2008.

El General de división británico J J C BUCKNALL CBE, Jefe de Estado Mayor del Cuerpo de reacción rápida de la alianza (ARRC), visitó el Cuartel General del Eurocuerpo. Fue recibido por el...


Ceremonia en el día de la Fiesta nacional francesa con la participación del Eurocuerpo

lunes 14. of julio 2008

Lunes 14 de julio de 2008

Una ceremonia militar ha tenido lugar hoy en Estrasburgo para conmemorar el día de la Fiesta nacional francesa (toma de La Bastilla por los revolucionarios y final de la monarquía francesa). En la...


Visita del Teniente General Christian Damay al CG del Eurocuerpo

jueves 10. of julio 2008

Estrasburgo, 10 de julio de 2008.

El Teniente General francés Christian Damay, Comandante del Cuerpo de reacción rápida francés, visitó el Cuartel General del Eurocuerpo. Fue recibido por el Teniente General Pitarch, Comandante...


Ceremonia de las Fiestas nacionales en el CG del Eurocuerpo

miércoles 09. of julio 2008

Estrasburgo (Francia), 9 de julio de 2008

Una parada militar multinacional tuvo lugar hoy en el Eurocuerpo para conmemorar los días de las Fiestas nacionales de Bélgica (21 de julio), Francia (14 de julio) y Luxemburgo (23 de...


Visita de la Sra. Claude-France Arnould al CG del Eurocuerpo

viernes 04. of julio 2008

Estrasburgo (Francia), 4 de julio de 2008

La Sra. Claude-France Arnould, Directora para Asuntos de Defensa en la Dirección General E de la Secretaría General del Consejo de la Unión, visitó el Cuartel General del Eurocuerpo...


Visita del Teniente General Labaye, de la Fuerza Aérea francesa, al CG del Eurocuerpo

jueves 03. of julio 2008

Estrasburgo (Francia), 3 de julio de 2008.

En el día de hoy, el Teniente General Labaye, de la Fuerza Aérea francesa, Director del Instituto de altos estudios para la Defensa Nacional (IHEDN), ha visitado el Cuartel General del...


Visita del Teniente General Richard Shirreff al CG del Eurocuerpo

miércoles 02. of julio 2008

Estrasburgo, 2 de julio de 2008

El Teniente General británico Richard Shirreff, Comandante del Cuerpo de Reacción Rápida Aliado (ARRC), visitó el Cuartel General del Eurocuerpo. Fue recibido por el Teniente General Pitarch,...


Visit of Brigadier General Van Wiggen at HQ Eurocorps

lunes 23. of junio 2008

Strasbourg (France), 23rd June 2008.

The Dutch Brigadier General Van Wiggen, Deputy Chief of Staff Operations of the 1st (German/Netherlands) Corps visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, he...


A new Belgian Senior National Representative

viernes 20. of junio 2008

Strasbourg (France), 20th June 2008

At the Aubert de Vincelles Barracks during a ceremony presided by Major General Eddy Testelmans, Commander of the Belgian Landcomponent, Belgian Brigadiergeneral Eddy Staes became the new...


A new Deputy Chief of Staff Operations

jueves 19. of junio 2008

Strasbourg (France), 19th June 2008.

Today during a ceremony Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch handed over the post of Deputy Chief of Staff Operations to Brigadier General Eddy Staes (right side of the picture). He replaces...


New Commander of the Headquarters Support Battalion

viernes 13. of junio 2008

Strasbourg (France), 13th June 2008.

Lieutenant Colonel (Belgian Army) DUYCK becomes the Commander of the Headquarters Support Battalion (HQ Spt Bn) of HQ Eurocorps. He replaces Lieutenant Colonel (German Army) WACHTER.

 


Commendation Ceremony

viernes 13. of junio 2008

Strasbourg (France), 13th June 2008.

Today Commander Eurocorps awarded 24 of his multinational headquarters personnel for their outstanding work in the past year during a commendation parade in the Aubert de Vincelles barracks.


A courtesy call to the new mayor of the city of Strasbourg

jueves 12. of junio 2008

Strasbourg (France), 12th June 2008

Today, Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH, Eurocorps Commander, paid Mr. Roland RIES a courtesy call. Mr. RIES is the mayor of the city of Strasbourg that hosts the multinational Headquarters...


Command Post Training II: End of the Exercise

jueves 12. of junio 2008

Strasbourg (France), 12th June 2008

Today at 14h00 the exercise ended with a closing ceremony at the parade ground of the Aubert de Vincelles barracks.


Visit of Brigadier General Slawomir Kaluźiński at HQ Eurocorps

martes 10. of junio 2008

Strasbourg (France), 10th June 2008.

The Polish Brigadier General Pilot Slawomir Kaluźiński, Deputy Chief of Staff Support of Allied Air Component Command (AOCC) Headquarters Ramstein visited Headquarters Eurocorps.


Commanding General inspects exercise Command Post Training II

lunes 09. of junio 2008

Strasbourg (France)

On Monday 9th June 2008 (S+3) in the afternoon the Commanding General of HQ Eurocorps, Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, accompanied by Brigadier General Georg Nachtsheim, inspected the EC's on-going CP...


Command Post Training II: Two worlds – One exercise

domingo 08. of junio 2008

Strasbourg (France), 8th June 2008

On the training platform of HQ Eurocorps at the Aubert de Vincelles barracks two different worlds can be identified: the Directing Staff (DISTAFF) with the response cells (RCs) and the Primary...


Command Post Training II : Family Day

sábado 07. of junio 2008

Strasbourg (France), 7th June 2008 (13h00-19h30)

Each year Headquarters Eurocorps organizes a family day in the month of June. This year it is a special occasion because we have this Eurocorps family celebration in the middle of...


Eurocorps present at the Council of the European Union's Open Door in Brussels

sábado 07. of junio 2008

Brussels (Belgium), 7th June 2008.

HQ Eurocorps was present with its exposition stand at the Open Door of the Council of the European Union in Brussels. At the European Consilium Building, in the heart of the European district...


Command Post Training II: Saturday work continues

sábado 07. of junio 2008

Strasbourg (France), 7th June 2008

Seville (Perseus) Today work continued at the Initial Command Post (ICP) of Land Component Command of EUFOR AP. The Initial Command Post commands and controls the Initial Entry Forces during...


Commanding General EMF2 at Command Post Training II/08

viernes 06. of junio 2008

Strasbourg (France), 6th June 2008

Today Major General MARENGO, Commanding General of EMF2, payed a visit to the Eurocorps’ Exercise Command Post training II/08. At the training platform together with the Chief of Staff,...


General Pitarch addressed a speech titled "Europe of the Defence: Reason of Peace"

viernes 06. of junio 2008

Sevilla (Spain), 5th June 2008

In his address, General Pitarch broached several subjects: firstly he highlighted the importance for the European Defence of the development of the concept of Reinforced Cooperation and Permanent...


Command Post Training II: Exercise Commander at ICP

jueves 05. of junio 2008

Strasbourg (France), 5th June 2008.

Today the participants at the Exercise Command Post training II/08 employed at the Initial Command Post (ICP) received the visit of the Exercise Commander, Brigadier General Ramirez, Deputy...


Visit to Spanish Delegates of the Government

jueves 05. of junio 2008

Sevilla (Spain), 5th June 2008.

Today Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, accompanied by Major General Hubert De Vos, Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, has been received by the Delegate of the Spanish...


Visit at the 11th Spanish Mechanized Brigade in Badajoz

miércoles 04. of junio 2008

Badajoz (Spain), 4th June 08.

Today Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, visited the 11 Spanish Mechanized Brigade in Badajoz, in the South-West of Spain, accompanied by Lieutenant General Virgilio Sanudo,...


Command Post Training II: SICF and FAT

miércoles 04. of junio 2008

Strasbourg (France), 4th June 2008

Today the participants at Exercise Command Post training II/08 were occupied with the continuation of the SICF training (a learning process in order to operate the French Forces Information and...


Commanding General Eurocorps at Spanish Land Forces Command in Sevilla

martes 03. of junio 2008

Sevilla (Spain), 3rd June 2008.

Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, paid a visit to the Headquarters of the Spanish Land Forces, command level of the Spanish Army units that are assigned to HQ Eurocorps....


Command Post Training II: In-processing

lunes 02. of junio 2008

Strasbourg (France), 2nd June 2008

Today the bulk of the participants arrived at HQ Eurocorps and started the exercise with the traditional in-processing.

Elements from Eurocorps' Multinational Command Support Brigade (MNCS...


Eurocorps present at «Fête des deux rives»

domingo 01. of junio 2008

Strasbourg (France), 1st June 2008.

This sunny Sunday the Public Information Office of HQ Eurocorps was present at the “Fête des deux rives” from 10h00 till 18h00. They distributed information on HQ Eurocorps. They talked with...


Build up of exercise Command Post Training II

viernes 30. of mayo 2008

Strasbourg (France), 27th May 2008

HQ Eurocorps will execute its Command Post exercise from the 2nd June till 13th June 2008. Some 500 soldiers will participate coming from Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Luxembourg and...


Flight of the Commanding General to European Endeavour

jueves 29. of mayo 2008

Strasbourg (France), 28th May 2008.

Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Commanding General Eurocorps, went to the opening ceremony of the exercise European Endeavour in Stetten am Kalten Markt / Black Forrest in...


Imposition of the red sash for Brigade General Ramirez

jueves 22. of mayo 2008

Thursday 22nd of May 2008, Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Commanding General of the Eurocorps, executed the imposition of the red sash on Spanish Brigade General Ramirez, Deputy Chief of Staff Support.

Especially this...


Visit of a Western European Union delegation

jueves 22. of mayo 2008

Strasbourg (France), 22nd May 2008

Today a delegation of the Defence Committee of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union (WEU), headed by the British chairman Robert WALTER, visited Headquarters Eurocorps,...


Visit of the French Senate's Financial Committee

martes 20. of mayo 2008

Today thirty-seven members of the French Senate's Financial Committee visited Headquarters Eurocorps. They attended a Eurocorps briefing and broached financial aspects in particular.

Mr Arthuis, the committee's president, and...


Train as you fight

lunes 19. of mayo 2008

Estrasburgo (Francia), 19 Mayo 2008.

El Eurocuerpo ha dado este lunes un claro ejemplo del uso diario de la moderna tecnología de comunicación. El comandante del Eurocuerpo, Teniente General Pedro Pitarch, se dirigió desde su...


75mm field gun demonstration for Commanders' Conference

jueves 15. of mayo 2008

Strasbourg (France), 15th May 2008

Today a demonstration team from the 57th Artillery Regiment of Bitche (France) surprised the members of the Commanders' Conference. A 75mm artillery gun appeared on the parade ground, pulled by...


Commanders' Conference at HQ Eurocorps

jueves 15. of mayo 2008

Strasbourg (France), 15th-16th May 2008

The Commanders' Conference 2008 is being conducted on the 15th and 16th May 2008 in the Aubert de Vincelles compound in Strasbourg. The general aim of Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch with...


Visit of oldest organization of professional journalists in the world

miércoles 14. of mayo 2008

Strasbourg (France), 14th May 2008

The International Division of the Chartered Institute of Journalists (CIoJ), oldest established organization of professional journalists in the world, visited HQ Eurocorps. The journalists...


Eurocorps hoists the European flag

viernes 09. of mayo 2008

Strasbourg (France), 9th May 2008.

Today was the Day of Europe. It was celebrated during a ceremony that took place at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. A multinational Eurocorps detachment were the actors of the flag...


French medals for Eurocorps members at 63rd Victory Day celebration

jueves 08. of mayo 2008

Strasbourg (France), 8th May 2008.

During the investiture Major General SOMMAIRE, Deputy Commanding General Eurocorps, made Major General Fransisco PUENTES (Spain) and Brigadier General Walter SPINDLER (Germany) knights of the...


General PITARCH addresses the European Parliament

lunes 05. of mayo 2008

Brussels (Belgium), 5th May 2008.

Upon request of the President of the Subcommission for Security and Defence, Karl Von Wogau, the Eurocorps Commander for the first time officially addressed today the European Parliamentarians...


HQ Eurocorps present at Open Door EU Parliament

domingo 04. of mayo 2008

Strasbourg (France), 4th May 2008

Headquarters Eurocorps was present at the annual Open Door of the European Parliament at Strasbourg. From 10h00 to 18h00 thousands visited our Eurocorps exposition stand and talked with...


Visit at the 15th Polish Mechanized Brigade

Visit at the 15th Polish Mechanized Brigade

miércoles 23. of abril 2008

Orzysz (Poland), 23rd April 2008

Today Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch visited the 15th Polish Mechanized Brigade in Orzysz, in the North-East of Poland.

He was welcomed by Brigadier General Zbigniew SMOK, who presented his...


Comandante del Eurocuerpo en visita oficial a Polonia

martes 22. of abril 2008

Varsovia (Polonia), 22 de avril de 2008

Hoy el Teniente General español Pedro PITARCH, comandante del Eurocuerpo, ha visitado oficialmente Polonia atendiendo a una invitación del Jefe de Estado Mayor de las Fuerzas Armadas...


1st Belgian brigade's honour guard for Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch in Leopoldsburg (Belgium)

Eurocorps Commander meets the 1st Belgian Medium Brigade

martes 15. of abril 2008

Leopoldsburg (Belgium) – 14 & 15 April 2008.

In the late afternoon of the 14th April, Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, arrived in the garrison of the 1st Belgian Medium Brigade, one of the earmarkable...


Eurocorps conducts exercise "Blue Gabriel 2008"

lunes 14. of abril 2008

Lunéville (France), 14-24 April 2008

Headquarters Eurocorps (HQ EC) conducted Exercise “Blue Gabriel” from 14 to 24 April 2008 at a French barrack near Lunéville (France), under HQ EC G6 Branch as OSE (Officer Scheduling the...


Wreath laying ceremony at Verdun (France)

miércoles 02. of abril 2008

On April 2nd a wreath laying ceremony was held at the Ossuary of Douaumont near Verdun (France). Flowers were laid, the eternal flame of the Unknown Soldier was rekindled and letters from French and German soldiers from the Great...


Graveside reconciliation – Commemoration in Verdun

martes 01. of abril 2008

Strasbourg/Verdun – In pursuance of further education in the field of military history, members of the multinational Eurocorps Headquarters travelled to the World War I battlefields in the proximity of Verdun at the beginning of...


A new legal capacity for Eurocorps

jueves 27. of marzo 2008

Strasbourg (France), 27th March 2008

Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH, Commanding General of the Eurocorps since September 21st, 2007, has received today from Mr HAGENBACH, regional director of the ‘Crédit Industriel et...


Eurocorps deploys its reconnaissance assets

miércoles 05. of marzo 2008

Strasbourg/Entzheim/Pau (France), 5-6 March 2008

Eurocorps activates the Fact Finding Team (FFT = 26 soldiers and 7 vehicles), its advance party for operational deployments.

The aircraft takes off from Entzheim and lands after...


EURocorps’ major Engineers Training EXercise

lunes 25. of febrero 2008

Valdahon (France), 25-29 February 2008

EURETEX is EURocorps’ major Engineers Training EXercise. In preparation for a real mission in a multinational environment, it was conducted to develop and improve the interoperability of...


Photo of Colonel Reinig and Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch

Chief of Defense Staff of Luxembourg visits HQ Eurocorps

martes 19. of febrero 2008

Strasbourg (France), 19th February 2008

Colonel Gaston Reinig, Chief of Defense Staff of Luxembourg since 21 January 2008, paid a visit to the Headquarters Eurocorps today. He was welcomed by Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch,...


A delegation of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Security and Defence at Headquarters Eurocorps

jueves 17. of enero 2008

On 16th January a delegation of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Security and Defence, headed by its president, Karl von Wogau, paid a visit to Headquarters Eurocorps.


High ranking authorities from Framework Nations visit Headquarters Eurocorps

viernes 11. of enero 2008

Strasbourg - 11th January 2008 – This afternoon, high ranking authorities, including several Ministers of Defence from Eurocorps’s Framework Nations, visited our Headquarters.


annual meeting of the Eurocorps Common Committee

Eurocorps' Common Committee meeting in Madrid

miércoles 19. of diciembre 2007

Madrid (Spain) 18th December 2007

Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, attended the annual meeting of the Eurocorps Common Committee chaired by the Spanish Chief of Defence, General Sanz Roldan.This year,...


Christmas Celebration at Eurocorps

Christmas at HQ Eurocorps

jueves 13. of diciembre 2007

Strasbourg (France), 13th December 2007

Headquarters Eurocorps celebrated Christmas during a lunch at both barracks: Aubert de Vincelles and Lizé. Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Commander Eurocorps, addressed his soldiers and...


New chief of the Belgian participation at Headquarters Eurocorps

A new Belgian Senior National Representative

lunes 10. of diciembre 2007

Strasbourg (France), 10 December 2007

At the Aubert de Vincelles Barracks during a ceremony presided by Major General Testelmans, Commander of the Belgian Landcomponent, Belgian Brigadiergeneral Hubert De Vos became the new...


Eurocorps Commander meets in Brussels the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy

miércoles 21. of noviembre 2007

Brussels – 21st November 2007. This afternoon, Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, paid a visit to the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana, at the Council of the...


High ranking visitors and media at Eurocorps

Distinguished visitors and media day

lunes 19. of noviembre 2007

Wildflecken (Germany), 19 November 2007

Distinguished visitors and media (Spanish TVE television team and German local correspondents) paid a visit to Exercise Common Tenacity. High-ranking Flags, officers and Spanish Senators...


Visit to the President of European Parliament

miércoles 14. of noviembre 2007

On 14 November 2007 18:00 hours, the Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH Commanding General of the Eurocorps met during a scheduled office call the President of the European Parliament, Hans PÖTTERING.


Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch inspecting the troops at exercise Common Tenacity 2007.

Opening ceremony for Common Tenacity

martes 13. of noviembre 2007

Wildflecken (Germany), November 13th

In the afternoon the participants of exercise Common Tenacity 2007 gathered for the opening ceremony on the Eisenhower Square in Camp Wildflecken. Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Commanding...


Camp Wildflecken experiencing heavy snowfall

Snow turns Common Tenacity into a winter exercise

lunes 12. of noviembre 2007

Wildflecken (Germany), 12 November 2007

This weekend a stormy weather front coming from the East hit the Rhön Mountains in Germany. At an altitude of 600 meter, Camp Wildflecken experienced heavy snowfall. In no time the command...


CIS and KORA training

CIS training at exercise Common Tenacity

sábado 10. of noviembre 2007

Wildflecken (Germany), 10 November 2007

Some 200 participants at exercise Common Tenacity train since 3 days on the Communication and Information System (CIS) and on the KORA (Corps level Simulation Model) of the German Army...


Visit to Chief of Staff Luxemburg Army

miércoles 07. of noviembre 2007

On 7 November 2007, the Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH Commanding General of the Eurocorps since September 21rst paid a visit to the Chief of Staff of the Luxemburg Army, Colonel Nico RIES to discuss on the situation of...


Visit to the General Council of the Bas-Rhin

martes 06. of noviembre 2007

Strasbourg (France), November 6th 2007

Today, Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH, Spanish Commanding General of the Eurocorps Headquarters since September 21st, paid Mr Philippe RICHERT a courtesy call. Mr RICHERT is the...


Exercise Common Tenacity 2007 in Wildflecken

Soldiers arriving in Wildflecken Training Area

lunes 05. of noviembre 2007

Wildflecken (Germany), November 5th 2007

Today the bulk of the participants arrived at the training area in Camp Wildflecken, the German Army Warfighting Simulation Center. For three weeks some 1000 soldiers from 11 different...


Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH and General Felix Sanz Roldan

A visit to the Spanish Chief of Defence Staff

lunes 29. of octubre 2007

Madrid (Spain), Oct 29th 2007

the Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH Commanding General of the Eurocorps since September 21rst paid a visit to the Chief of Defence Staff of the Spanish Armed Forces General Felix Sanz...


Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH and General Jean-Louis GEORGELIN

A visit to the French Chief of Defence Staff

viernes 26. of octubre 2007

Paris (France), October 25th 2007

The Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH Commanding General of the Eurocorps since September 21rst paid a visit to the Chief of Defense (Chef d’état-major des armées) of the French Armed...


General PITARCH,  colonel SCHNETZER, Mr Dr. ETTMAYER, and Mrs ELLISON-KRAMER.

Austrian distinguised visitors at HQ Eurocorps

miércoles 24. of octubre 2007

Strasbourg (France), October 24th 2007

General PITARCH Eurocorps Commander has presided the ceremony in commemoration of the Federal Constitutional Law on the permanent neutrality of Austria passed on 26 October 1955 . For this...


Eurocorps celebrates the 15th anniversary of its Air Representation

miércoles 24. of octubre 2007

October 24th 2007, 1140 am

Two mirages 2000 from Nancy airbase (FRA) and four F-16 from Florennes airbase (BEL) flow over the Eurocorps HQ to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Air Representation to the Eurocorps.

This...


Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch and General Wolfgang Schneiderhan

A visit to the Chief of Staff of the German Bundeswehr

martes 23. of octubre 2007

Berlin (Germany), October 23rd 2007

The Commanding General of the Eurocorps, Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, paid a visit to the Chief of Staff (Generalinspekteur) of the German Bundeswehr General Wolfgang Schneiderhan in...


Lieutenant general PITARCH and Monsieur Jean-Paul COSTA

A visit to the President of the Europeen Human Right Court

viernes 19. of octubre 2007

Strasbourg (France), October 19th 2007

Lieutenant General PITARCH visited Monsieur Jean-Paul COSTA, French judge , President of the Europeen Human Right Court since 19 January 2007 after five years of service as vice...


General PITARCH receives Japanese press delegation

martes 16. of octubre 2007

Strasbourg – Lieutenant General Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, has held today a meeting with a Japanese press delegation interested for this European Unit.

 

LTG Pitarch and his Chief of Staff, General Nachtsheim, have received...


LTG Pedro Pitarch attending the military parade in Madrid on the Spanish National Day.

The military parade in Madrid

lunes 15. of octubre 2007

Madrid (Spain), October 12th 2007

Eurocorps Commander, LTG Pedro Pitarch, attended the military parade in Madrid on the Spanish National Day.After the parade, LTG Pitarch attended the reception given by the King of Spain to...


Lieutenant General PITARCH and Mrs KELLER at the Memorial on place de la Republique.

Wreath laying on "place de la Republique" in Strasbourg

jueves 11. of octubre 2007

Strasbourg (France), October 10th 2007

It is traditional for a new commander to pay tribute to the Strasbourg citizens who died for their country. Today Lieutenant General PITARCH laid a wreath at the Memorial on place de la...


Eurocorps celebrates the Spanish and German National Days

miércoles 10. of octubre 2007

October 10th 2007, at the Aubert de Vincelles barracks in Strasbourg (France), a ceremony to celebrate the Spanish and German National Days has been organized.

Because the national days of these two Eurocorps’ framework nations...


Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH and Mrs Fabienne KELLER

A courtesy call to the mayor of the city of Strasbourg

martes 09. of octubre 2007

Strasbourg (France), October 9th 2007

Today, Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH,Eurocorps Commander, paid Mrs Fabienne KELLER a courtesy call. Mrs KELLER is the mayor of the city of Strasbourg that hosts the multinational...


Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH and Brigadier General Andreas BERG.

A visit to the German-French Brigade

jueves 04. of octubre 2007

Müllheim (Germany), October 4th 2007

Today, Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH, Commanding General of Headquarters Eurocorps, payed a visit to the German-French Brigade, the spear point of  Eurocorps’ combat forces. The...


Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH, the Préfet du Bas Rhin, Monsieur Jean Marc REBIERE and the Archbishop of Strasbourg, Monsignor Jean-Pierre GRALLET.

Office call with the Préfet de la Région Alsace, Préfet du Bas Rhin

miércoles 03. of octubre 2007

Strasbourg (France), October 3rd 2007

Today, Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH, Commanding General of Headquarters Eurocorps, met for an office call with the Préfet de la Région Alsace, Préfet du Bas Rhin, Mister Jean Marc...


The 8th Commanding General

viernes 21. of septiembre 2007

Strasbourg (France), September 21st 2007

At the Aubert de Vincelles barracks the change of command is executed with symbolism. The pennant of HQ Eurocorps plays a primary role. The Belgian Lieutenant General Charles-Henri...


Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH and Lieutenant General Charles-Henri DELCOUR.

Change of command at Headquarters Eurocorps

viernes 21. of septiembre 2007

Strasbourg (France), September 21st 2007

Today, during a ceremony presided by the Spanish Chief of Defence General Félix Sanz Roldán, the change of command at Headquarters Eurocorps took place. Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro...


Next commanding general

viernes 14. of septiembre 2007

Lieutenant General Pitarch graduated from the Military Academy of Zaragoza as a First Lieutenant of Infantry in 1968. His first assignments include: platoon leader and company commander in the Infantry Regiment “Aragón”, teacher...


Colonel Alberto AMBRONA and Colonel Jerome PELLISTRANDI

Change of command at the Multinational Command Support Brigade

viernes 14. of septiembre 2007

Strasbourg (France), September 14th 2007

Today, during a ceremony presided by Lieutenant General Charles Henri DELCOUR, Commanding General of HQ Eurocorps, the change of command at the Multinational Command Support Brigade took...


Spanish Colonel LLANOS and Colonel COLLES

Commander Air Representation at Eurocorps changes

miércoles 05. of septiembre 2007

Strasbourg (France), 4th September 2007

Today, presided by Lieutenant General Gérard VAN CAELENBERGE, commander of the Belgian Air Component, the Air Representation at Eurocorps changed command. Spanish Colonel LLANOS handed his...


The Eurocorps military during the Belgian national day parade

Eurocorps detachment marches in Brussels

sábado 21. of julio 2007

Brussels (Belgium), 21st July 2007

After an inspection by the King of the Belgians, HRH Albert II, a multinational Eurocorps detachment marched as part of a “EU 50 Years group” through the crowded streets of Brussels and in...


Full-size rehearsal parade in the presence of the Vice Chief of Defence of the Belgian Armed Forces

Preparing for the Belgian National Day Parade

viernes 20. of julio 2007

Peutie (Belgium), July 20th 2007

A multinational Eurocorps detachment integrated in the ‘EU 50 Years’ group, an important and symbolic part of this year’s Belgian National Day parade. Together with the other marching...


Eurocorps participate in the traditional four days march

Eurocorps represented at the 91st “Nijmeegse Vierdaagse”

miércoles 18. of julio 2007

Nijmegen (The Netherlands), July 18th 2007

The 91st “Nijmeegse Vierdaagse” started without problems on Tuesday July 17th. Eight soldiers of Headquarters Eurocorps participate in this traditional four days march together with...


European Parliament President Hans-Gert PöTTERING welcomed by Lieutenant General Charles-Henri Delcour

President European Parliament at HQ Eurocorps

lunes 16. of julio 2007

Strasbourg (France), July 12th 2007

European Parliament President Hans-Gert PöTTERING was welcomed in front of a multinational honour guard by Lieutenant General Charles-Henri Delcour. The President of the European Parliament...


Standards and armed detachments of the Eurocorps framework nations parading during celebrations of Belgian, French and Luxemburg National Day

National days ceremony at HQ Eurocorps

miércoles 11. of julio 2007

Strasbourg (France), July 11th 2007

To celebrate the Belgian, French and Luxembourg national days, a military ceremony was organized at the Eurocorps Headquarters barracks Aubert de Vincelles today. After Lieutenant General...


Headquarters Eurocorps invited at Belgian National Day

martes 10. of julio 2007

Strasbourg (France) - Brussels (Belgium), July 2007.

 

A very specific training schedule gathered Eurocorps Headquarters’ soldiers on the parade ground of the Aubert de Vincelles barracks these days. One could hear parade...


Civilians visiting Eurocorps headquarters

Civilian visitor groups learn about HQ Eurocorps

martes 26. of junio 2007

Strasbourg (France), June 26th 2007

Every year some 2000 to 3000 civilians pay a visit to headquarters Eurocorps to be briefed by its public information officers. The visitors are mostly students invited by the European...


EURO LAB forces succesfully completed the first phase of operation NEMEA today

The first phase successfully completed

jueves 21. of junio 2007

Buchholz (Beachland), 21st June 2007

 

EXERCISE

 

EURO LAB forces successfully completed the first phase of operation NEMEA today. This afternoon the fictitious scenario of Eurocorps exercise Common Endeavour will come to a...


Lieutenant General Wolfgang OTTO and Lieutenant General Jan OERDING

Two German Lieutenant Generals visit HQ Eurocorps

miércoles 20. of junio 2007

Strasbourg (France), 20th June 2007

Lieutenant General Wolfgang OTTO, Commander German Army Forces Command at Koblenz (Germany), and Lieutenant General Jan OERDING, Commander Response Force Operation Command at Ulm (Germany)...


Spanish Army Chief General Carlos VILLAR TURRAU and Lieutenant General Charles-Henri DELCOUR,

Spanish Army Chief visits HQ Eurocorps

martes 19. of junio 2007

Strasbourg (France), 19th June 2007

Today Spanish Army Chief General Carlos VILLAR TURRAU visited Headquarters Eurocorps and the ongoing exercise Common Endeavour. He was welcomed by Lieutenant General Charles-Henri DELCOUR,...