Robert Brieger
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Robert Brieger | |
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| Chairman of the European Union Military Committee | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Claudio Graziano |
| Chief of the General Staff | |
| In office 24 July 2018 – 6 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Othmar Commenda |
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| Born | 21 November 1956 |
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| Allegiance |  Austria |
| Branch/service |  Austrian Land Forces |
| Years of service | 1975–present |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | EUFOR |
| Awards | Grand Decoration of Honour |
Robert Brieger (born 21 November 1956) is a General of the Austrian Armed Forces and the current Chairman of the European Union Military Committee (CEUMC). Brieger was previously the Chief of its General Staff.[1][2] On 19 May 2021, Brieger was selected as the next CEUMC, and selected to take office on 1 June 2022.[3] He took office 16 May 2022.[4] In 2024 Der Standard reported that, in response to a false post claiming that German corpses had been dug up at the Rheinwiesenlager and "passed off as Jewish corpses in order to manipulate the number of victims of the Holocaust", Brieger wrote "[a]bove all, it is a concealed chapter in the history of the victors".[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Bundesheer - Facts & Figures - Generalstabschef".
- ^ "Commendas Nachfolger als Generalstabschef steht fest". 16 July 2018.
- ^ "European Union Military Committee (EUMC), EU chiefs of defence, 19 May 2021". consilium.europa.eu/. Council of the EU and the European Council. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "CEUMC Visit to Italy". eeas.europa.eu. European Union. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Apelblat, M. (25 April 2024). "Austrian general explains himself to EU's foreign policy chief about Holocaust denial". The Brussels Times.
- ^ Schmidt, Colette M. (20 April 2024). "Polizist teilte auf Facebook jahrelang offen Holocaust-Leugnung". Der Standard.
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