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| Kammerhoff joined the ] in 1965 and received officer training as a member of Paratrooper Battalion 291 before serving as a platoon and company commander. After completing the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College in the late 1970s he served as a staff officer in the {{Ill|8th Panzer Brigade|de|Panzerbrigade 8}}. After that Kammerhoff served on the ] as deputy head of a department. He later commanded Panzergrenadier Battalion 302 from October 1983 to March 1986, before serving as a staff officer at the NATO ], and then being the chief of staff of the ] from October 1988 to December 1990.<ref name="KFOR" /> | Kammerhoff joined the ] in 1965 and received officer training as a member of Paratrooper Battalion 291 before serving as a platoon and company commander. After completing the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College in the late 1970s he served as a staff officer in the {{Ill|8th Panzer Brigade|de|Panzerbrigade 8}}. After that Kammerhoff served on the ] as deputy head of a department. He later commanded Panzergrenadier Battalion 302 from October 1983 to March 1986, before serving as a staff officer at the NATO ], and then being the chief of staff of the ] from October 1988 to December 1990.<ref name="KFOR" /> | ||
| In the early 1990s he attended the Higher Command and Staff Course in the United Kingdom and led the military policy and operations branch at the German Army Staff. His next assignment was as commander of ] from February 1992 to September 1995. From November 1993 to March 1994 he was the commander of the second German national contingent taking part in the ] (UNOSOM II). The troops he commanded served in non-combat roles, and the Somalia mission was the first military operation that Germany undertook outside of the NATO area.<ref name="KFOR" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Fineman |first=Mark |title=Wary German Troops Take Leave of Somalia : Africa: Nation's first foray abroad in half a century succeeded. But vice admiral expects skeptical reception. |date=10 March 1994 |newspaper=] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-10-mn-32314-story.html |access-date=23 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2014 |title=Gebirgsjäger blicken auf Einsatz in Somalia zurück |trans-title=Mountain troops look back on deployment to Somalia | |
In the early 1990s he attended the Higher Command and Staff Course in the United Kingdom and led the military policy and operations branch at the German Army Staff. His next assignment was as commander of ] from February 1992 to September 1995. From November 1993 to March 1994 he was the commander of the second German national contingent taking part in the ] (UNOSOM II). The troops he commanded served in non-combat roles, and the Somalia mission was the first military operation that Germany undertook outside of the NATO area.<ref name="KFOR" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Fineman |first=Mark |title=Wary German Troops Take Leave of Somalia : Africa: Nation's first foray abroad in half a century succeeded. But vice admiral expects skeptical reception. |date=10 March 1994 |newspaper=] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-10-mn-32314-story.html |access-date=23 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2014 |title=Gebirgsjäger blicken auf Einsatz in Somalia zurück |trans-title=Mountain troops look back on deployment to Somalia |language=de |publisher=German Bundeswehr Reservist Association |url=https://www.reservistenverband.de/magazin-die-reserve/gebirgsjaeger-blicken-auf-einsatz-in-somalia-zurueck/ |access-date=23 December 2024}}</ref> | ||
| From 1995 to April 1996 he was General for Training and Education Affairs at the German Army Staff. He was then the deputy chief of staff of the ], and in that capacity led the headquarters of NATO-led ] (IFOR) in ], from March to November 1996. In January 1998 he became the head of the 4th Military Region in Germany (Wehrbereichskommando IV) and commander of the ], before being assigned as |
From 1995 to April 1996 he was General for Training and Education Affairs at the German Army Staff. He was then the deputy chief of staff of the ], and in that capacity led the headquarters of NATO-led ] (IFOR) in ], from March to November 1996. In January 1998 he became the head of the 4th Military Region in Germany (Wehrbereichskommando IV) and commander of the ], before being assigned as assistant director of the NATO International Military Staff and the head of the Operations Division. From December 2001 until September 2003 Kammerhoff was commander of ],<ref name="KFOR" /> and from October 2003 to September 2004 he was commander of the NATO-led ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=KFOR COMMANDERS |work=KFOR |publisher=NATO |access-date=23 December 2024 |url=https://jfcnaples.nato.int/kfor/about-us/history/kfor-commanders }}</ref> | ||
| Kammerhoff was later the commander of the ] until retired from the military in March 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gegen alle Widerstände |trans-title=Against all odds |date=20 March 2006 |url=https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article205061/Gegen-alle-Widerstaende.html | |
Kammerhoff was later the commander of the ] until retired from the military in March 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gegen alle Widerstände |trans-title=Against all odds |date=20 March 2006 |url=https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article205061/Gegen-alle-Widerstaende.html |language=de |last=Leersch |first=Hans-Jürgen |work=] |access-date=23 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311161825/https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article205061/Gegen-alle-Widerstaende.html |archive-date=11 March 2019 }}</ref> | ||
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German Army general (born 1945)| Lieutenant General Holger Kammerhoff | |
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| Born | (1945-03-05) 5 March 1945 (age 79) Sankt Andreasberg, Free State of Prussia, German Reich |
| Allegiance |
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| Service |  German Army |
| Years of service | 1965–2006 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Unit | Paratrooper Battalion 291 |
| Commands |
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| Battles / wars | UN Operation in Somalia II |
| Alma mater | Bundeswehr Command and Staff College |
Holger Kammerhoff (born 5 March 1945) is a retired German Army lieutenant general. He was commander of the Operations Command of the German Armed Forces from 2004 to 2006, commander of the Kosovo Force from 2003 to 2004, and commander of Eurocorps from 2001 to 2003.
Early life and education
Kammerhoff was born on 5 March 1945 in Sankt Andreasberg, Germany.
His military education includes the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College in 1978 and the Higher Command and Staff Course of the United Kingdom's Joint Services Command and Staff College.
Military career
Kammerhoff joined the German Army in 1965 and received officer training as a member of Paratrooper Battalion 291 before serving as a platoon and company commander. After completing the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College in the late 1970s he served as a staff officer in the 8th Panzer Brigade [de]. After that Kammerhoff served on the Army Staff as deputy head of a department. He later commanded Panzergrenadier Battalion 302 from October 1983 to March 1986, before serving as a staff officer at the NATO Central Army Group, and then being the chief of staff of the 3rd Panzer Division from October 1988 to December 1990.
In the early 1990s he attended the Higher Command and Staff Course in the United Kingdom and led the military policy and operations branch at the German Army Staff. His next assignment was as commander of 23rd Gebirgsjäger Brigade from February 1992 to September 1995. From November 1993 to March 1994 he was the commander of the second German national contingent taking part in the United Nations Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II). The troops he commanded served in non-combat roles, and the Somalia mission was the first military operation that Germany undertook outside of the NATO area.
From 1995 to April 1996 he was General for Training and Education Affairs at the German Army Staff. He was then the deputy chief of staff of the Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps, and in that capacity led the headquarters of NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, from March to November 1996. In January 1998 he became the head of the 4th Military Region in Germany (Wehrbereichskommando IV) and commander of the 5th Panzer Division, before being assigned as assistant director of the NATO International Military Staff and the head of the Operations Division. From December 2001 until September 2003 Kammerhoff was commander of Eurocorps, and from October 2003 to September 2004 he was commander of the NATO-led Kosovo Force.
Kammerhoff was later the commander of the Bundeswehr Operations Command until retired from the military in March 2006.
References
- ^ "Commander KFOR Lieutenant-General Holger KAMMERHOFF German Army". KFOR. NATO. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- Fineman, Mark (10 March 1994). "Wary German Troops Take Leave of Somalia : Africa: Nation's first foray abroad in half a century succeeded. But vice admiral expects skeptical reception". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- "Gebirgsjäger blicken auf Einsatz in Somalia zurück" [Mountain troops look back on deployment to Somalia] (in German). German Bundeswehr Reservist Association. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- "KFOR COMMANDERS". KFOR. NATO. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- Leersch, Hans-Jürgen (20 March 2006). "Gegen alle Widerstände" [Against all odds]. Die Welt (in German). Archived from the original on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded byJörg Sendele | Commander of the 23rd Gebirgsjäger Brigade 1992–1995 |
Succeeded byWolf-Dieter Löser |
| Preceded byHelmut Harff | Commander of the German military contingent in Somalia 1993–1994 |
Succeeded byPosition abolished |
| Preceded byKlaus Frühhaber | Commander of the 5th Panzer Division 1998–2000 |
Succeeded byAxel Bürgener |
| Preceded byJuan Ortuño Such | Commander of Eurocorps 2001–2003 |
Succeeded byJean-Louis Py |
| Preceded byFabio Mini | Commander of Kosovo Force 2003–2004 |
Succeeded byYves de Kermabon |
| Preceded byFriedrich Reichmann | Commander of Bundeswehr Operations Command 2004–2006 |
Succeeded byKarlheinz Viereck |