Brigadier General; Head of the Situation Center Ukraine , Federal Ministry of Defense
1990 to 1994 Officer training at 12 Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion in Ebern/Lower Franconia; 1994 to 1998 Academic studies and degree in political science, Bundeswehr University, Hamburg; 1998 to 2000 Platoon leader, 3 Armoured Reconnaissance Demonstration Battalion, Lüneburg; 2000 to 2003 Company commander, 2nd Company, 3 Armoured Reconnaissance Demonstration Battalion, Lüneburg; and 2002 Company commander, Task Force of the Stabilisation Force (SFOR); 2003 to 2004 Chief instructor, training of non-commissioned officers and officers, Armour School, Munster; 2004 to 2006 Student on National General Staff Course at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, Hamburg; 2006 to 2008 G3 Staff Officer (G3 Division, Training and Exercises), 14 Armoured Infantry Division, Neubrandenburg; and 2007 to 2008 Chief of Staff, Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Kunduz, Afghanistan; 2008 to 2009 Student on Advanced Command and Staff Course at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham, Great Britain 2009 to 2011 Assistant Chief of Branch for European Defence Policy and Staff Officer, Policy Planning Staff, Federal Ministry of Defence, Berlin 2012 to 2013 Commander, 3 Reconnaissance Demonstration Battalion, Lüneburg 2013 to 2014 Assistant Chief of Branch, Military Assistants’ Office, Chief of Defence and Vice Chief of Defence, Federal Ministry of Defence, Berlin; 2014 to 2019 Deputy Military Assistant and Military Assistant, Federal Minister of Defence, Berlin; 2019 to April 2022 Commander, 9 Armour Demonstration Brigade, Munster; since April 2022 Director Special Staff Ukraine, MoD;