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Important ceremony at Headquarters Eurocorps

Monday 22. of June 2009

Strasbourg (France), 22 June 2009. New important step for the Eurocorps, whose framework nations, France, Germany, Belgium, Spain and Luxembourg, are today welcoming a new nation in the Headquarters. Italy is becoming the fifth...


Eurocorps conducts exercise "Blue Gabriel 2009"

Thursday 18. of June 2009

Lunéville (France), 15-25 June 2009

Blue Gabriel: the basics of Interoperability

More than 240 personnel, almost 70 vehicles, 100 telephones, computers, routers, switchers and – of course- some coffee machines are the main...


EURocorps’ Engineers Training EXercise in Burgos

Thursday 11. of June 2009

Burgos (Spain), 11 June 2009.

EURETEX is EURocorps’ major Engineers Training EXercise. It is conducted in a multinational environment in order to develop and improve the interoperability of the engineer units affiliated to...


IV Annual NATO Legal Conference starts at HQ Eurocorps

Tuesday 09. of June 2009

Strasbourg (France), 9 June 2009

Today the IV Annual NATO Legal Conference, organized by the Legal Office of the Allied Command Transformation (SEE/ACT) started at HQ Eurocorps. The Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch,...


Visit of a delegation of Defence Attachés

Wednesday 03. of June 2009

Strasbourg (France), 3 June 2009

Today a delegation of 37 Defence Attachés appointed in Paris paid a visit to Headquarters Eurocorps. They were welcomed by the Commanding General Eurocorps, the Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro...


Exercise Common Adventure 2009

Thursday 28. of May 2009

Strasbourg / Besançon (France), 26-27 May 2009

In pursuance of further education in the field of military history, members of the multinational Eurocorps Headquarters traveled to Besançon, capital of the Franche-Comté region....


Top ranking visitors at Land Component Command

Thursday 14. of May 2009

Wildflecken (Germany), 14 May 2009.

Today during the distinguished visitors day at the exercise European Endeavour 09 several top ranking visitors paid a visit to the Land Component Command (LCC) provided by HQ Eurocorps. Major...


A visit to the Belgian and Luxembourg Chiefs of Defence Staff

Tuesday 12. of May 2009

Brussel and Luxembourg, 12 May 2009

This morning the Commanding General of HQ Eurocorps, Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, paid a visit to the Belgian Chief of Defence Staff, General Charles-Henri Delcour. In the...


Eurocorps hoists the European flag

Saturday 09. of May 2009

Strasbourg (France), 9th May 2009.

Today the Day of Europe was celebrated in the European capital. A flag ceremony took place at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. A multinational Eurocorps detachment with soldiers from the...


Commanding General Eurocorps inspects LCC

Thursday 07. of May 2009

Wildflecken (Germany), 7 May 2009

Today, Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Commanding General of HQ Eurocorps inspected the Land Component Command (LCC) at the Wildflecken Training Area. He met with Major General Sommaire, who...


HQ Eurocorps acts as Land Component Command

Monday 04. of May 2009

Wildflecken (Germany), 4 May 2009

Exercise "European Endeavour 09"

Some 600 military personnel from HQ Eurocorps are exercising in Wildflecken Training Area. HQ Eurocorps acts as the Land Component Command (LCC). This combined...


HQ Eurocorps at Exercise European Endeavour 09

Monday 27. of April 2009

Wildflecken (Germany), 27 April 2009

Today some 600 military personnel from HQ Eurocorps left Strasbourg in order to participate in Exercise “European Endeavour 09” at the Wildflecken Training Area in Germany. This combined...


German members of parliament visit HQ Eurocorps

Thursday 23. of April 2009

Strasbourg (France), 23 April 2009

A group of German parliamentarians from Lower Saxony visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the visit they were welcomed by Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Commanding General Eurocorps.


A book on HQ Eurocorps published

Wednesday 01. of April 2009

Strasbourg (France), 1 April 2009

A new book on HQ Eurocorps is published. This hard cover book of 200 pages, written in French, is titled: "L'Eurocorps et l'Europe de la Défense". For further information consult the website:...


Visit of Turkish National Military Representative at SHAPE HQ

Wednesday 01. of April 2009

Strasbourg (France), 1st April 2009

The Turkish Major General Gurdere Attila, National Military Representative to SHAPE HQ, visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, he was welcomed by...


Eurocorps’ advance party at Camp Wildflecken

Friday 27. of March 2009

Wildflecken (Germany), 27 March 2009

The advance party of HQ Eurocorps’ Multinational Command Support Brigade arrived in Camp Wildflecken on March 25th. Some 20 military men deal with the issues of Real Life Support for the...


Visit of delegation from the 1 German / Netherlands Corps

Tuesday 24. of March 2009

Strasbourg (France), 24th March 2009

A delegation of the 1 German/Netherlands Corps headed by the French Brigadier General Berger visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, he was welcomed by...


Visit of Danish Military Representative to NATO

Tuesday 03. of March 2009

Strasbourg (France), 3rd March 2009

The Danish Lieutenant General Bartels, Military Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, he...


Construction of the Europe of the Defence

Thursday 26. of February 2009

Strasbourg (France), 26th February 2009.

Eurocorps Commander, Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, addresses a conference in the European Parliament for the Institute of Political Studies of Strasbourg.


Visit of Colonel (DEU) Bussiek, Commander of the FR/GE TIGER Helicopter Formation School (EFA)

Tuesday 24. of February 2009

Strasbourg (France), 24 February 2009.

The Commander of the FR/GE TIGER helicopter formation school (EFA), Colonel (DEU) Bussiek, visited Headquarters Eurocorps. He was welcomed by Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Commanding...


Visit of Major General Fiegle, Deputy Commander RFOC ULM

Monday 02. of February 2009

Strasbourg (France), 02 February 2009.

The German Deputy Commander of Response Force Operations Command (RFOC) ULM, Major General Fiegle, visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, he was...


Visit of the president and secretary general of the European Security and Defence Assembly

Thursday 29. of January 2009

Strasbourg (France), 29 January 2009.

Today the president, Robert WALTER, and the secretary general, Colin CAMERON, of the European Security and Defence Assembly visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call, they were...


Visit of the French Army Inspector, Major General Daniel

Tuesday 27. of January 2009

Strasbourg (France), 27th January 2009.

The French Army Inspector, Major General Daniel, visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, he was welcomed by Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch,...


Visit of the USMC Advanced Warfighting School

Monday 26. of January 2009

Strasbourg (France), 26 January 2009

The United States Marine Corps Advanced Warfighting School visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the visit they were welcomed by Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Commanding General...


Visit of the Spanish Consul, Mr. Escudero Claramunt

Thursday 22. of January 2009

Strasbourg (France), 22nd January 2009.

The Spanish Consul in Strasbourg, Mr. Alberto Escudero Claramunt, visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, he was welcomed by Lieutenant General Pedro...


Commanding General Eurocorps at the Farewell Ceremony of the French-German Brigade's contingent to be deployed in Kosovo

Friday 09. of January 2009

Strasbourg, 9th January 2009. - The Farewell Ceremony for the 560 members of the French-German Brigade that will deploy to the Northern sector of Kosovo, has taken place this morning on the Marktgräfler square of the German...


Commendation Ceremony - Christmas Lunch

Thursday 11. of December 2008

Strasbourg (France), 11 December 2008.

Today Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch,Commander Eurocorps, awarded 22 personnel of his multinational headquarters personnel for their outstanding work in the past year during a...


Monsignor Del Río Martín at Headquarters Eurocorps

Thursday 04. of December 2008

Strasbourg (France), 4 December 2008

Two months after being nominated Military Archbishop of Spain, Monsignor Juan del Río Martín has chosen Eurocorps for his first abroad pastoral visit.

Monsignor Del Río Martín was received...


Eurocorps' Common Committee meeting in Paris

Tuesday 02. of December 2008

Paris (France), 2 December 2008.

Annual meeting of the Eurocorps Common Committee

Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, attended the annual meeting of the Eurocorps Common Committee chaired by the French Chief...


Common Effort 08: End of exercise ceremony

Thursday 27. of November 2008

Mourmelon (France), 27 November 2008.

The exercise was the culmination of Eurocorps’ long preparation process. This year the HQ was involved with two other exercises and an air deployment of the Fact Finding Team. This...


Common Effort 08: Distinguished Visitors Day

Tuesday 25. of November 2008

Mourmelon (France), 25 November 2008.

The visitor’s day, organized by HQ Eurocorps brought more than 100 guests together – civilian authorities as well as military commanders from both sides of the Atlantic. More than forty...


Common Effort 08: Component Military Commission

Friday 21. of November 2008

EXERCISEToday in a secured location the Land Component Commander of EUFOR (COM LCC), Major General Philippe Sommaire, met with high military representatives from Vulpecula, Perseus and Auriga at the Component Military Commission...


Common Effort 08: Visit of the Chief of Staff CRR-FR from Lille

Thursday 20. of November 2008

Mourmelon (France), 20th November 2008

Brigadier General DUSQUESNE, Chief of Staff of the French Rapid Reaction Corps (CRR-FR) accompanied by a multinational team of flag an staff officers paid a visit to exercise Common Effort...


Visit to EU OHQ EUFOR CHAD/CAR

Wednesday 19. of November 2008

Mont-Valérien (France), 19th November 2008

Today, Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Commanding General Eurocorps, paid a visit to the Operational Headquarters (OHQ) of the European Union operation EUFOR CHAD/CAR in Mont Valérien...


Common Effort 08: Media play

Wednesday 19. of November 2008

Cordoba (Auriga), 19th November 2008

EXERCISE: Today in the Press Information Center the Land Component Commander, Major General Philippe Sommaire, was interviewed by the international, Vulpeculan, Persean and Aurigan press....


Common Effort 08: Visit of Lieutenant General Gardner

Tuesday 18. of November 2008

Mourmelon (France), 18th November 2008.

Today Lieutenant General GARDNER, Deputy Commander of Allied Land Component Command of Heidelberg paid a visit to exercise Common Effort 08. After the welcome by Lieutenant General...


Common Effort 08: Opening Ceremony of the exercise

Monday 17. of November 2008

Mourmelon (France), 17th November 2008, 16h30

In the afternoon the participants of exercise Common Effort 2008 gathered for the opening ceremony on the parade ground of Quartier Delestraint in Camp Mourmelon. Lieutenant General...


Common Effort 08: Multinationality rules

Friday 14. of November 2008

Mourmelon (France), 14 November 2008.

Twenty nations participate with officers and soldiers integrated in the exercise, most of them EU-member states. But even non EU-members accepted the invitation to join this training...


Common Effort 08: Introduction to the exercise

Thursday 13. of November 2008

Mourmelon (France), 13 November 2008.

Today the participants of Common Effort 08 discovered Camp Mourmelon and exercise Common Effort 08. The exercise command called everybody to gather for the introductory briefings in the Mess...


Common Effort 08: Exercise starts at Camp Mourmelon

Wednesday 12. of November 2008

Strasbourg - Mourmelon (France), 12 November 2008.

Today the bulk of the personnel left HQ Eurocorps and drove to Camp Mourmelon. After a road deployment of 320 kilometers some 2000 soldiers arrived at the "in processing" point.


8th Eurocorps Committee in Aubert de Vincelles Barracks

Thursday 06. of November 2008

Strasbourg (France), 5-6 November 2008

During two days, the 8th Eurocorps Committee gathered in Strasbourg. Officers from the five framework nations: Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and Luxembourg, met at HQ Eurocorps in the...


Visit of the Chinese Consul General, Mrs Li Fushun

Wednesday 05. of November 2008

Strasbourg (France), 5th November 2008.

The new Chinese Consul General in Strasbourg, Mrs. Li Fushun, visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, she was welcomed by Lieutenant General Pedro...


Spanish “Flag Officers Course” pays a visit to Eurocorps

Tuesday 04. of November 2008

Strasbourg (France), 04 November 2008

Today, the Spanish “Flag officers Course” has paid a visit to Eurocorps Headquarters. Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, welcomed the group of 42 officers who attended a...


Award Ceremony of Prize “Gran Capitán”

Friday 31. of October 2008

Toledo (Spain), 31st October 2008

Today Lieutenant General PITARCH, Eurocorps Commander, presided the Award Ceremony for the Prize “Gran Capitán”, posthumously granted to Lieutenant General ALVAREZ DEL MANZANO.


Common Effort 08: CIS Coy leaves for Mourmelon

Monday 27. of October 2008

Strasbourg (France), 27 October 2008

Today, the Communication and Information Systems Company (CIS Coy) left HQ Eurocorps for the training area in Camp Mourmelon in France. Some 68 persons will install the necessary computers...


Visit of Romanian Consul General Marcel Alexandru

Monday 20. of October 2008

Strasbourg (France), 20th October 2008

The Romanian Consul General, Marcel Alexandru, visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, he was welcomed by Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Commanding...


Visit of EU Operation Commander of EUFOR CHAD/CAR

Thursday 16. of October 2008

Strasbourg (France), 16 October 2008.

Today, the Irish Lieutenant General Patrick Nash, EU Operation Commander of EUFOR CHAD/CAR visited HQ Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, he was welcomed by Lieutenant...


Visit of US Consul General Vincent Carver

Tuesday 14. of October 2008

Strasbourg (France), 14 October 2008

The American Consul General, Vincent P. Carver, visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, he was welcomed by Brigadier General Alfredo Ramirez, Deputy Chief...


First elements leaving for Exercise Common Effort 2008

Monday 13. of October 2008

Strasbourg (France), 13 October 2008.

Today the first elements of the Multinational Command Support Brigade (MNCS Bde) left HQ Eurocorps. The lorries transported shelters from the Command Post Training area to the French...


The military parade in Madrid

Sunday 12. of October 2008

Madrid (Spain), 12 October 2008

Eurocorps Commander, LTG Pedro Pitarch, attended the military parade in Madrid on the Spanish National Day.

After the parade, LTG Pitarch attended the reception given by the King of Spain to...


Eurocorps celebrates the Spanish and German National Days

Thursday 09. of October 2008

Strasbourg (France) 9 October 2008

At the Aubert de Vincelles barracks, a ceremony to celebrate the Spanish and German National Days has been organized.

Because the national days of these two Eurocorps’ framework nations are...


Official visit at the Romanian Armed Forces

Tuesday 07. of October 2008

Bucharest, 7 October 2008

The Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH, Eurocorps Commander, has traveled today to Romania for an official visit, responding to an invitation of the Romanian Armed Forces General Staff.


15th Anniversary of HQ Eurocorps

Saturday 04. of October 2008

Strasbourg (France), 4 October 2008

15 years today, a standing multinational cooperation

Presided by Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, commander Eurocorps, accompanied by the mayor of Strasbourg and senator, Mr Roland Ries, the...


Press Conference for 15th Anniversary of HQ Eurocorps

Saturday 04. of October 2008

Strasbourg (France), 4 October 2008

Today a press conference took place in the town hall of the city of Strasbourg. International, national and local press attended this conference, an occasion to get update on the current...


Commanding General Eurocorps imposes a red sash on a general

Tuesday 30. of September 2008

Sevilla (Spain), 30th September 2008

Today Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Commanding General of the Eurocorps, executed the imposition of the red sash on a Spanish brigade general from the Spanish Land Forces Headquarters in...


Change of command at Headquarters EUROFOR

Friday 19. of September 2008

Florence (Italy), 19th September 2008

EUROCORPS Commander, Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, attended last Friday, September 19th 2008, the military ceremony that took place in Florence, Italy, for the Change of Command of...


174th IHEDN Session at HQ Eurocorps

Tuesday 16. of September 2008

Strasbourg (France), 16th September 2008

The Institute for Higher National Defence Studies (IHEDN) from Paris (France) used the conference infrastructure of HQ Eurocorps to organize its 174th study session in Strasbourg (France)...


Visit of General Karl W. Eikenberry at HQ Eurocorps

Tuesday 16. of September 2008

Strasbourg (France), 16th September 2008

The American Lieutenant General Karl W. Eikenberry, Deputy Chairman of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee, visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office...


Visit of Colonel Michel Robiquet at HQ Eurocorps

Tuesday 16. of September 2008

Strasbourg (France), 15th September

Colonel Michel Robiquet, the new commander of the "Region de Gendarmerie" in Alsace, paid a visit to Eurocorps and had an office call with the Commanding General Eurocorps, Lieutenant General...


Inauguration of the European School in Strasbourg

Thursday 04. of September 2008

Strasbourg (France), 04 September 2008

Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Eurocorps Commanding General, was invited to the official opening of the new European School in Strasbourg. This ceremony was presided by the French...


Visit of the Chief of Staff Allied Rapid Reaction Corps

Tuesday 19. of August 2008

Strasbourg (France), 19 Aug 2008.

The British Major General J J C BUCKNALL CBE (UK Army), Chief of Staff of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, he was...


French National Day Ceremony with Eurocorps participation

Monday 14. of July 2008

Monday, 14th, July

A military parade took place today in Strasbourg to commemorate the French national day (seizure of “la Bastille” by revolutionaries and end of the French monarchy). Units representing the police, the...


Visit of Lieutenant General Christian Damay at HQ Eurocorps

Thursday 10. of July 2008

Strasbourg (France), 10th July 2008.

The French Lieutenant General Christian Damay, Commander of the French Rapid Reaction Corps, visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, he was welcomed by...


National days ceremony at HQ Eurocorps

Wednesday 09. of July 2008

Strasbourg (France), July 9th 2008

A multinational military parade took place today at the Eurocorps to celebrate the national days of Belgium (July 21st), France (July 14th ) and Luxembourg (June 23rd).

The troops were...


Visit of Mrs Claude-France Arnould at HQ Eurocorps

Friday 04. of July 2008

Strasbourg (France), 4th July 2008

Mrs Claude-France Arnould, Director for Defence aspects at the Secretary General of the European Union Council visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, she...


Visit of French Air Force Lieutenant General Labaye at HQ Eurocorps

Thursday 03. of July 2008

Strasbourg (France), 3rd July 2008.

Today the French Air Force Lieutenant General Labaye, head of the Institute for Higher National Defence Studies, visited HQ Eurocorps. He was welcomed by Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch,...


Visit of Lieutenant General Richard Shirreff at HQ Eurocorps

Wednesday 02. of July 2008

Strasbourg (France), 2nd July 2008.

The British Lieutenant General Richard Shirreff, Commander of Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, he was welcomed...


Visit of Brigadier General Van Wiggen at HQ Eurocorps

Monday 23. of June 2008

Strasbourg (France), 23rd June 2008.

The Dutch Brigadier General Van Wiggen, Deputy Chief of Staff Operations of the 1st (German/Netherlands) Corps visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, he...


A new Belgian Senior National Representative

Friday 20. of June 2008

Strasbourg (France), 20th June 2008

At the Aubert de Vincelles Barracks during a ceremony presided by Major General Eddy Testelmans, Commander of the Belgian Landcomponent, Belgian Brigadiergeneral Eddy Staes became the new...


A new Deputy Chief of Staff Operations

Thursday 19. of June 2008

Strasbourg (France), 19th June 2008.

Today during a ceremony Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch handed over the post of Deputy Chief of Staff Operations to Brigadier General Eddy Staes (right side of the picture). He replaces...


New Commander of the Headquarters Support Battalion

Friday 13. of June 2008

Strasbourg (France), 13th June 2008.

Lieutenant Colonel (Belgian Army) DUYCK becomes the Commander of the Headquarters Support Battalion (HQ Spt Bn) of HQ Eurocorps. He replaces Lieutenant Colonel (German Army) WACHTER.

 


Commendation Ceremony

Friday 13. of June 2008

Strasbourg (France), 13th June 2008.

Today Commander Eurocorps awarded 24 of his multinational headquarters personnel for their outstanding work in the past year during a commendation parade in the Aubert de Vincelles barracks.


A courtesy call to the new mayor of the city of Strasbourg

Thursday 12. of June 2008

Strasbourg (France), 12th June 2008

Today, Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH, Eurocorps Commander, paid Mr. Roland RIES a courtesy call. Mr. RIES is the mayor of the city of Strasbourg that hosts the multinational Headquarters...


Command Post Training II: End of the Exercise

Thursday 12. of June 2008

Strasbourg (France), 12th June 2008

Today at 14h00 the exercise ended with a closing ceremony at the parade ground of the Aubert de Vincelles barracks.


Visit of Brigadier General Slawomir Kaluźiński at HQ Eurocorps

Tuesday 10. of June 2008

Strasbourg (France), 10th June 2008.

The Polish Brigadier General Pilot Slawomir Kaluźiński, Deputy Chief of Staff Support of Allied Air Component Command (AOCC) Headquarters Ramstein visited Headquarters Eurocorps.


Commanding General inspects exercise Command Post Training II

Monday 09. of June 2008

Strasbourg (France)

On Monday 9th June 2008 (S+3) in the afternoon the Commanding General of HQ Eurocorps, Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, accompanied by Brigadier General Georg Nachtsheim, inspected the EC's on-going CP...


Command Post Training II: Two worlds – One exercise

Sunday 08. of June 2008

Strasbourg (France), 8th June 2008

On the training platform of HQ Eurocorps at the Aubert de Vincelles barracks two different worlds can be identified: the Directing Staff (DISTAFF) with the response cells (RCs) and the Primary...


Command Post Training II : Family Day

Saturday 07. of June 2008

Strasbourg (France), 7th June 2008 (13h00-19h30)

Each year Headquarters Eurocorps organizes a family day in the month of June. This year it is a special occasion because we have this Eurocorps family celebration in the middle of...


Eurocorps present at the Council of the European Union's Open Door in Brussels

Saturday 07. of June 2008

Brussels (Belgium), 7th June 2008.

HQ Eurocorps was present with its exposition stand at the Open Door of the Council of the European Union in Brussels. At the European Consilium Building, in the heart of the European district...


Command Post Training II: Saturday work continues

Saturday 07. of June 2008

Strasbourg (France), 7th June 2008

Seville (Perseus) Today work continued at the Initial Command Post (ICP) of Land Component Command of EUFOR AP. The Initial Command Post commands and controls the Initial Entry Forces during...


Commanding General EMF2 at Command Post Training II/08

Friday 06. of June 2008

Strasbourg (France), 6th June 2008

Today Major General MARENGO, Commanding General of EMF2, payed a visit to the Eurocorps’ Exercise Command Post training II/08. At the training platform together with the Chief of Staff,...


General Pitarch addressed a speech titled "Europe of the Defence: Reason of Peace"

Friday 06. of June 2008

Sevilla (Spain), 5th June 2008

In his address, General Pitarch broached several subjects: firstly he highlighted the importance for the European Defence of the development of the concept of Reinforced Cooperation and Permanent...


Command Post Training II: Exercise Commander at ICP

Thursday 05. of June 2008

Strasbourg (France), 5th June 2008.

Today the participants at the Exercise Command Post training II/08 employed at the Initial Command Post (ICP) received the visit of the Exercise Commander, Brigadier General Ramirez, Deputy...


Visit to Spanish Delegates of the Government

Thursday 05. of June 2008

Sevilla (Spain), 5th June 2008.

Today Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, accompanied by Major General Hubert De Vos, Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, has been received by the Delegate of the Spanish...


Visit at the 11th Spanish Mechanized Brigade in Badajoz

Wednesday 04. of June 2008

Badajoz (Spain), 4th June 08.

Today Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, visited the 11 Spanish Mechanized Brigade in Badajoz, in the South-West of Spain, accompanied by Lieutenant General Virgilio Sanudo,...


Command Post Training II: SICF and FAT

Wednesday 04. of June 2008

Strasbourg (France), 4th June 2008

Today the participants at Exercise Command Post training II/08 were occupied with the continuation of the SICF training (a learning process in order to operate the French Forces Information and...


Commanding General Eurocorps at Spanish Land Forces Command in Sevilla

Tuesday 03. of June 2008

Sevilla (Spain), 3rd June 2008.

Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, paid a visit to the Headquarters of the Spanish Land Forces, command level of the Spanish Army units that are assigned to HQ Eurocorps....


Command Post Training II: In-processing

Monday 02. of June 2008

Strasbourg (France), 2nd June 2008

Today the bulk of the participants arrived at HQ Eurocorps and started the exercise with the traditional in-processing.

Elements from Eurocorps' Multinational Command Support Brigade (MNCS...


Eurocorps present at «Fête des deux rives»

Sunday 01. of June 2008

Strasbourg (France), 1st June 2008.

This sunny Sunday the Public Information Office of HQ Eurocorps was present at the “Fête des deux rives” from 10h00 till 18h00. They distributed information on HQ Eurocorps. They talked with...


Build up of exercise Command Post Training II

Friday 30. of May 2008

Strasbourg (France), 27th May 2008

HQ Eurocorps will execute its Command Post exercise from the 2nd June till 13th June 2008. Some 500 soldiers will participate coming from Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Luxembourg and...


Flight of the Commanding General to European Endeavour

Thursday 29. of May 2008

Strasbourg (France), 28th May 2008.

Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Commanding General Eurocorps, went to the opening ceremony of the exercise European Endeavour in Stetten am Kalten Markt / Black Forrest in...


Imposition of the red sash for Brigade General Ramirez

Thursday 22. of May 2008

Thursday 22nd of May 2008, Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Commanding General of the Eurocorps, executed the imposition of the red sash on Spanish Brigade General Ramirez, Deputy Chief of Staff Support.

Especially this...


Visit of a Western European Union delegation

Thursday 22. of May 2008

Strasbourg (France), 22nd May 2008

Today a delegation of the Defence Committee of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union (WEU), headed by the British chairman Robert WALTER, visited Headquarters Eurocorps,...


Visit of the French Senate's Financial Committee

Tuesday 20. of May 2008

Today thirty-seven members of the French Senate's Financial Committee visited Headquarters Eurocorps. They attended a Eurocorps briefing and broached financial aspects in particular.

Mr Arthuis, the committee's president, and...


Train as you fight

Monday 19. of May 2008

Strasbourg (France), 19th May 2008.

This Monday an example of the daily application of modern communication technology was given by Eurocorps. From his office, the Eurocorps Commanding General, Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch,...


75mm field gun demonstration for Commanders' Conference

Thursday 15. of May 2008

Strasbourg (France), 15th May 2008

Today a demonstration team from the 57th Artillery Regiment of Bitche (France) surprised the members of the Commanders' Conference. A 75mm artillery gun appeared on the parade ground, pulled by...


Commanders' Conference at HQ Eurocorps

Thursday 15. of May 2008

Strasbourg (France), 15th-16th May 2008

The Commanders' Conference 2008 is being conducted on the 15th and 16th May 2008 in the Aubert de Vincelles compound in Strasbourg. The general aim of Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch with...


Visit of oldest organization of professional journalists in the world

Wednesday 14. of May 2008

Strasbourg (France), 14th May 2008

The International Division of the Chartered Institute of Journalists (CIoJ), oldest established organization of professional journalists in the world, visited HQ Eurocorps. The journalists...


Eurocorps hoists the European flag