Posted on 08/06/2014 7:14:33 PM PDT by Ben Mugged
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — For the first time since U.S. troops arrived in Europe during World War II, a German general will serve as chief of staff of U.S. Army Europe.
Brig. Gen. Markus Laubenthal is expected to take up his post as early as Monday, an Army news release said.
The announcement of Laubenthal’s appointment comes at a time of strained relations between the U.S. and Germany over allegations of U.S. spying and phone tapping. USAREUR said in March it intended to name a German chief of staff.
The U.S. military maintains key bases in Germany, where about 40,000 U.S. servicemembers are stationed, including about 25,000 soldiers.
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Once all the Germans were warlike and mean,
But that couldn’t happen again.
We taught them a lesson in nineteen eighteen,
And they’ve hardly bothered us since then.
— Tom Lehrer
A Russian will be next
Doing the job, American Generals won’t do.
Once the rockets go up
Who cares where they come down?
That’s not my department
Said Werner von Braun
The Russian Officer will then be followed by an Iranian or Yemen Officer.
More likely an ISIS general.
If he is cut from the same cloth as Ludendorff or Guderian it could be a good move.
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