Alain Duschène (born 19 March 1960) is a former
Luxembourg Army
The Luxembourg Armed Forces (; ) 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 of the military, civilian control, with the Gran ...
general. On the 30 September 2017, he became Luxembourg's
Chief of Defence
A chief of defence (or head of defence) is the highest ranked Officer (armed forces), 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 ...
, the professional head of the country's military, replacing former defence chief General
Romain Mancinelli. He was succeeded by
Steve Thull
Steve Thull (born 23 April 1967) is a Luxembourg Army general who is currently serving as Luxembourg's Chief of Defence (Luxembourg), Chief of Defence, the professional head of the country's military. He assumes the role of Chief of Staff of the ...
in 2020.
He graduated in 1984 from the
École Royale Militaire
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(ERM) in Brussels.
Decorations and awards
*Officier avec Couronne,
Order of Adolphe of Nassau
The Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of 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 th ...
*Commander,
Order of the Oak Crown
The Order of the Oak Crown (, , ) is an order (honour), order of the Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
History
The Order of the Oak Crown was established in 1841 by William II of the Netherlands, Grand Duke William II, who was also King o ...
*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
C.V. of Alain Duschène
on Luxembourg Army site.
References
External links
of Alain Duschène at NATO site.
Biography
of Alain Duschène on Luxembourg Army site.
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Luxembourgian generals
1960 births
Living people