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Alain Duschène
Alain Duschène (born 19 March 1960) is a former Luxembourg Army general. On the 30 September 2017, he became Luxembourg's Chief of Defence, the professional head of the country's military, replacing former defence chief General Romain Mancinelli. He was succeeded by Steve Thull in 2020. He graduated in 1984 from the École Royale Militaire (ERM) in Brussels. Decorations and awards *Officier avec Couronne, Order of Adolphe of Nassau *Commander, Order of the Oak Crown *Commander, Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg The Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (French: ''Ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg'') is an order of merit of Luxembourg, instituted on 23 January 1961 by Grand Duchess Charlotte. Grand Master (order), Grand Master of the ... *Croix d’Honneur et de Mérite militaire en Bronze *25 Years Service Cross *Prince Jean de Luxembourg Commemorative Medal * Medal for Sports Merit en vermeil [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esch-sur-Alzette
Esch-sur-Alzette (; lb, Esch-Uelzecht ; german: Esch an der Alzette or ''Esch an der Alzig'') is the second city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the country's second-most populous commune, with a population of 35,040 inhabitants, . It lies in the south-west of the country, on the border with France and in the valley of the Alzette, which flows through the city. The city is usually referred to as just Esch; however, the full name distinguishes it from the village and commune of Esch-sur-Sûre which lies further north. The country's capital, Luxembourg City, is roughly to the north-east. Esch was selected as the European Capital of Culture for 2022, alongside Kaunas and Novi Sad. History For a long time Esch was a small farming village in the valley of the Uelzecht river. This changed when important amounts of iron ore were found in the area in the 1850s. With the development of the mines and the steel industry the town's population multiplied tenfold in a couple of decade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg Army
The Luxembourg Armed Forces (; french: Armée luxembourgeoise) are the national military force of Luxembourg. The army has been a fully volunteer military since 1967. , it has 939 personnel. The army is under civilian control, with the grand duke as commander-in-chief. The minister for defence, currently François Bausch, oversees army operations. The professional head of the army is the Chief of Defence, who answers to the minister and holds the rank of general. Luxembourg is providing military personnel for UN, NATO and EU peacekeeping missions since 1992. It is a member of Eurocorps since 1994. History Militia (1817–1841) On 8 January 1817, William I, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, published a constitutional law governing the organization of a militia, the main provisions of which were to remain in force until the militia was abolished in 1881. The law fixed the militia's strength at 3,000 men. Until 1840, Luxembourg’s militiamen served in units of the Royal Netherla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Of Defence (Luxembourg)
The Chief of Defence (french: Chef d’État-major de l'Armée ) is a position in the military of Luxembourg and head of the Luxembourg Army. The Chief of Defence is the professional head of the armed forces, and in charge of the day-to-day operation. The current Chief of Defence is Steve Thull. He is formally subordinate to the Grand Duke, whom the Constitution names as the commander-in-chief, but answers to the Minister for Defence in the civilian government. List of Chiefs of Defence SourceArmy of Luxembourg Footnotes Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ... Military of Luxembourg 1960s establishments in Luxembourg {{Luxembourg-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romain Mancinelli
Romain Mancinelli (born 19 June 1959) is a retired Luxembourg Army general. On 1 December 2014, he became Luxembourg's Chief of Defence, the professional head of the country's military, replacing former chief of defence General Mario Daubenfeld. He retired on 29 September 2017. He graduated in 1982 from the École Royale Militaire (ERM) in Brussels. Decorations and awards on Luxembourg Army site. * Commander, * 25 Years Service Cross * Croix d'Honneur et de Mérite Militaire in Bronze * Prince Jean de Luxembourg Commemorative Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Quotidien (Luxembourg)
''Le Quotidien'' is a French-language daily newspaper published in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. It has been in circulation since 2001. History and profile ''Le Quotidien'', a French language newspaper, was established in November 2001. The paper is the successor of the Luxembourg edition of '' Le Républicain lorrain'', French regional newspaper. This switch occurred when the paper was acquired by the Editpress Editpress is a publishing company in Luxembourg. It publishes several newspapers, including its flagship daily '' Tageblatt'', and 50% shares in the free daily '' L'essentiel'' and the French-language daily '' Le Quotidien''. Editpress is based ..., which also owns '' Le Jeudi'' and '' Tageblatt''. The publisher of ''Le Quotidien'', based in Esch-sur-Alzette, is the Lumedia. The paper is published in Berliner format. The political leaning of ''Le Quotidien'' is left-liberal. The daily targets the foreign residents of Luxembourg and offers national, international an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Thull
Steve Thull is a Luxembourg Army general who is currently serving as Luxembourg's Chief of Defence The chief of defence (or head of defence) is the highest ranked commissioned officer of a nation's armed forces. The acronym CHOD is in common use within NATO and the European Union as a generic term for the highest national military position wit ..., the professional head of the country's military. He assumes the role of Chief of Staff of the Army and is authorized to bear the title of general. Career Thull succeeded General Alain Duschène as Chief of Defence on 29 September 2020. He was trained as an officer candidate at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels from 1987 to 1991. After completion of training he joined as lieutenant at Luxembourg Army on 1 October 1991. Later, he participated in NATO's Operation IFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1997 and Operation EUFOR in Chad and the Central African Republic in 2008. During his army life, he served as Personnel officer and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
École Royale Militaire
The Royal Military Academy (french: École royale militaire, nl, Koninklijke Militaire School) is the military university of Belgium. The institution is responsible for the education of the officers of the five components of the Belgian defence (Army, Air Force, Cyber, Navy, Medical) and is located in Brussels in a building constructed by the architects Henri Maquet and Henri Van Dievoet. The courses are given in French, Dutch and English. The academy comprises two faculties: *The Faculty of Applied Sciences (''Polytechnique'', ''X''): Master of Science in engineering sciences; comparable to the French École polytechnique (also nicknamed "X" and founded by one of its ex-students, Jean Chapelié) *The Faculty of Social and Military Sciences (''S.M.S.''): Master in Social and Military Sciences The Royal Higher Institute for Defence, the highest military academic institute in Belgium is also located at the RMA campus (cf. Defence College, previously War College). Admission A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Adolphe Of Nassau
The Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau (french: Ordre de Mérite civil et militaire d’Adolphe de Nassau) is an order of merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for meritorious service to the Grand Duke, the Grand-Ducal House and Luxembourg. It was founded in 1858 as a chivalric order of the Duchy of Nassau by Adolphe of Nassau in honor of his namesake and ancestor, Adolf, Count of Nassau, the only member of the House of Nassau to have been Roman King of Germany. After the Duchy of Nassau was annexed by Prussia in 1866 and Adolphe became Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1890, he revived the order as an order of merit. Grades The order consists of eight grades, with two crosses and three medals attached to the order: #''Grand Cross'' - wears the badge with a crown on a sash on the right shoulder, and the plaque on the left chest (unlike the civil version, the military version of the Grand Cross bears two swords on its badge and plaque); #''Grand Officer'' - wears ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The Oak Crown
The Order of the Oak Crown (french: Ordre de la Couronne de chêne, german: Eichenlaubkronenorden, lb, Eechelaafkrounenuerden) is an order of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. History The Order of the Oak Crown was established in 1841 by Grand Duke William II, who was also King of the Netherlands. At that time, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands were in personal union in which both nations shared the same person as their respective head of state, though remaining as two distinct and independent nations. Although the order was legally a Luxembourgish honour, it was often used by William II and his successor, King-Grand Duke William III, as a house order of the Nassau dynasty to reward Dutch subjects, beyond the control of the Dutch government. William II conferred membership of the order on fewer than 30 recipients. His successor, William III, liked the ability to confer membership of this order at his sole discretion, and awarded 300 decorations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Merit Of The Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg
The Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (French: ''Ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg'') is an order of merit of Luxembourg, instituted on 23 January 1961 by Grand Duchess Charlotte. Grand Master (order), Grand Master of the order is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Besides the five classes, a gilt medal can also be bestowed. Grades The order is composed of 5 grades : * Grand Cross * Grand Officer * Commander * Officer * Knight Members Members of the Order of Merit of Luxembourg include the following: Grand Cross: * Antonios Chatzidakis, former General Manager of the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency NAMSA * Gabriele Albertini, Italian politician * Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former secretary-general of the United Nations * Jos Chabert, vice-president of the parliament of Brussels * Didier Reynders * Konstantin Zhigalov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan * Astrid Lulling, Luxembourg politician, retired member of the European Parliament for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medal For Sports Merit
A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be intended to be worn, suspended from clothing or jewellery in some way, although this has not always been the case. They may be struck like a coin by dies or die-cast in a mould. A medal may be awarded to a person or organisation as a form of recognition for sporting, military, scientific, cultural, academic, or various other achievements. Military awards and decorations are more precise terms for certain types of state decoration. Medals may also be created for sale to commemorate particular individuals or events, or as works of artistic expression in their own right. In the past, medals commissioned for an individual, typically with their portrait, were often used as a form of diplomatic or personal gift, with no sense of being an award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourgian Soldiers
Luxembourgish ( ; also ''Luxemburgish'', ''Luxembourgian'', ''Letzebu(e)rgesch''; Luxembourgish: ) is a West Germanic language that is spoken mainly in Luxembourg. About 400,000 people speak Luxembourgish worldwide. As a standard form of the Moselle Franconian language, Luxembourgish has similarities with other varieties of High German and the wider group of West Germanic languages. The status of Luxembourgish as an official language in Luxembourg and the existence there of a regulatory body have removed Luxembourgish, at least in part, from the domain of Standard German, its traditional . History Luxembourgish was considered a German dialect like many others until about World War II but then it underwent ausbau, that is it created its own standard form in vocabulary, grammar and spelling and therefore is seen today as an independent language, an ausbau language. Due to the fact that Luxembourgish has a maximum of some 285,000 native speakers, resources in the language like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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