Thursday, October 4, 2007

GERMAN TROOPS SERVING WITH EUFOR IN BOSNIA GET NEW COMMANDER

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 4,2007) - Brigadier Friedhelm Traenapp of the German Army replaced yesterday in Sarajevo his colleague Brigadier Rudolf Giegeling as the new commander of German troops serving with the European Union Force (EUFOR) in Bosnia.

The change-of-command ceremony, which was held at EUFOR military camp Rajlovac near Sarajevo, was led by commander of Operation Forces of German Army Lieutenant-General Karlheinz Viereck.

The ceremony coincided with the German national holiday, German Unification Day.
Some 800 German troops serve with nearly 3,000 EU soldiers in Bosnia.

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