Jörg Vollmer

Jörg Vollmer

Jörg Vollmer in 2015
Born (1957-09-07) 7 September 1957
Bremen
Years of service 1978–present
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held
Battles/wars War in Afghanistan
Awards Bundeswehr Cross of Honour in Gold, Silver and Bronze

Lieutenant General Jörg Vollmer (born 7 September 1957 in Bremen) is a German Army general and the current Chief of Staff German Army.

Vollmer entered military service in 1978, and subsequently underwent officer training. Afterwards he studied organizational and economic science at the Helmut Schmidt University of the Armed Forces in Hamburg. Having entered field service in 1982, he held several commands in mechanized infantry units. In 1991, he attended the German general staff officer course and continued to work in the Federal Ministry of Defence. In 1995, he was made G3 officer (operations) with Armoured Brigade 14 which then was a part of the 5th Armoured Division. A tour of service with SFOR and several other administrative commands followed. Promoted to general, Jörg Vollmer assumed command over Light Infantry Brigade 37 (reflagged as Mechanized Infantry Brigade 37 on April 7, 2009) on October 27, 2006. From January 2009 to October 2009 and from February 2013 to February 2014, he was Regional Commander North with the International Security Assistance Force in Mazār-e Sharīf, Afghanistan. In October 2010, he left Mechanized Infantry Brigade 37, and became chief of staff of the I. German/Dutch Corps. In October 2011, Vollmer became the commander of the Special Operations Division. In June 2014, Vollmer took the position of Deputy Inspector of the Army and chief of Army Command, the second-highest position in the German Army. On 16 July 2015 Vollmer succeeded Generalleutnant Bruno Kasdorf as Chief of Staff of the German Army.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Bruno Kasdorf
Chief of Staff of the German Army
16 July 2015 -
Incumbent
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Reinhard Kammerer
Vice Chief of Staff German Army
25 June 2014 – 16 July 2015
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Carsten Jacobson
Preceded by
Generalmajor Hans-Werner Fritz
Commander of Rapid Forces Division
1 August 2011 – 12 June 2014
Succeeded by
Generalmajor Eberhard Zorn

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