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Hans-Lothar Domröse (born 28 December 1952) is a senior

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officer, former Commander of

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Army career

Domröse joined the German Bundeswehr in 1973, serving as a second lieutenant in the Panzergrenadierbataillon 23 (Mechanised Infantry Battalion 23). He studied Economic and Organisational Sciences at the Bundeswehr University of Hamburg, and upon his graduation in 1977 joined the Mechanised Infantry Battalion 82, serving as a platoon commander. In 1979 Domröse was appointed as an intelligence officer, and in 1980 became commander of the 2nd Company, Mechanised Infantry Battalion 82. Between 1984 and 1986, he attended the Command and General Staff Officer Course at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College in Hamburg. When he graduated Domröse became the assistant chief of staff at the Headquarters of the 11th Armoured Division. In 1988 he was appointed assistant chief of staff at the headquarters of the 31st Mechanised Infantry Brigade. In 1989 Domröse was made personal assistant to the Head of Division II (foreign and security policy) in the Federal Chancellery in

Bonn Bonn () is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine. With a population exceeding 300,000, it lies about south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region. This ...

. Domröse was appointed commander of Airborne Infantry Battalion 313 between 1991 and 1993. He then served in Bonn as a desk officer in the Policy Planning staff of the

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. He was a Section Chief at

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HQ in 1995, and in 1998 was assigned as chief of staff, Military District Command VII / 13th Mechanised Infantry Division in Leipzig. In 1999, Domröse was deployed to

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as chief of staff, Multinational Brigade South of the 3rd Operational Contingent

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. Between 2000 and 2003 he served as commander of the 41st Mechanised Infantry Brigade in

Torgelow Torgelow () is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in north-eastern Germany. It is situated on the river Uecker, 12 km south of Ueckermünde, and 41 km northwest of Szczecin, Poland. ...

with the rank of

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. Domröse was then appointed head of the German team at

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before returning to the Federal Ministry of Defence as Deputy Chief of Armed Forces Staff. In 2006 Domröse was assigned as commander of Special Operations Division in

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. In 2008 he was deployed to

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as the Chief of Staff

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HQ in

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. Following his preparation for his next assignment at the Army Forces Command in

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, he took over the command for the

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in Strasbourg in 2009. In 2011 Domröse was made the German Military Representative MC/NATO and EU in

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. He was commander of Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum by 14 December 2012 to 3 March 2016.

Personal life

General Hans-Lothar Domröse is married to Christina and has two grown-up sons.

Awards and decorations

Domröses's awards and decorations include the following: * Bundeswehr Cross of Honour in Bronze * Bundeswehr Cross of Honour in Gold * Operation SFOR Bronze Deployment Medal * Operation KFOR Bronze Deployment Medal * Operation ISAF Silver Deployment Medal * Operation "Flood Relief" Medal *

NATO Medal The NATO Medal is an international military decoration which is awarded to various militaries of the world under the authority of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It is manufactured by Eekelers-Centini Intl, of Hemiksem, Belgium. Ba ...

"Former Yugoslavia" * NATO Medal "Kosovo" * NATO Medal "ISAF" * NATO Meritorious Service Medal *

National Defence Medal The National Defence Medal () is a French military decoration. It was created by Charles Hernu, Minister of Defence and established by decree on 21 April 1982. It rewards particularly honourable service rendered by military personnel for their par ...

(France) * Commander of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...

(France) * Emblem of Honour of the Romanian General Staff *

Polish Army Medal The Polish Army Medal () was established by Poland on 3 September 1999 to recognize service to the Polish Army by foreign civilians and military personnel. The medal is presented in three grades Gold, Silver, and Bronze by the Polish Minister of N ...

in Silver and Gold * Commander of the

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 ...

(Luxembourg)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Domrose, Hans-Lothar Living people 1952 births Generals of the German Army Military personnel from Hanover German military personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Commanders of the Legion of Honour