Jörg Vollmer

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Jörg Vollmer

Brigadier General Jörg Vollmer (L) with Brig Gen Jürgen Weigt
Born (1957-09-07) September 7, 1957
Bremen
Allegiance Germany
Years of service 1978 - present
Rank Major general
Commands held
  • Paratrooper Battalion 373, Airmobile Forces Command
  • Mechanized Infantry Brigade 37, 13th Mechanized Infantry Division
Battles/wars War in Afghanistan
Awards Bundeswehr Cross of Honour in Gold, Silver and Bronze

Jörg Vollmer (born 7 September 1957 in Bremen) is a German Major general.

He 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 was a part of the 5th Armoured Division then. 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. Since January 2009, he has been the Regional Commander North with the International Security Assistance Force in Mazār-e Sharīf, Afghanistan.

See also

  • German combat operations in Afghanistan in early 2009

References and external links

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