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André Johannes Bodemann (born on 13 August 1965 in Hagen, Germany) is a German Army Lieutenant General. Since 1 April 2023, he has been the commanding general of the Bundeswehr Homeland Defence Command. He also performs the tasks of the Bundeswehr National Territorial Commander.
Military Career edit
Training and early career edit
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In 1985, André Bodemann joined the Bundeswehr with the 202 Armoured Infantry Battalion in Hemer. He completed his training as reserve officer and officer of the armoured infantry at the Army Officer School in Hanover and the Armour School in Munster, after which he became Platoon Leader in Hemer. From 1989 to 1992, he studied educational theory at the Bundeswehr University in Hamburg. From 1992 to 1998, he served as platoon leader, S6 officer (responsible for command support) and company commander of the 4th company, 212 Armoured Infantry Battalion in Augustdorf. He then served as an instructor at the Armour School in Munster, before attending the 42nd General Staff Officer Course (Army) at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College in Hamburg from 1999 to 2001.
Staff officer assignments edit
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He returned to Augustdorf as staff officer of divisions G3 (planning, issuance of orders and conducting ongoing operations) and G4 (logistic assistance) to the HQ of 21 Armoured Brigade. Between 2004 and 2005, he served as Chief of “Planning” Division of the Armed Forces Staff at the Federal Ministry of Defence in Bonn, before taking over 332 Armoured Infantry Battalion in Wesendorf as Battalion Commander. Subsequently, he went to Bonn again, as assistant officer for personnel structure in the Army Staff. From 2008 to 2011, he served as desk officer responsible for operations, armed forces and personnel at the office of the State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Defence in Bonn and Berlin. He was then transferred to become Chef de Cabinet to the Commander, Allied Joint Force Command in Brunssum, before being assigned to the Federal Ministry of Defence for a third time, as Chief of Branch at the Directorate-General for Strategy and Operations.
Assignments as General edit
From July 2014 to October 2016, Bodemann was Brigade Commander of 12 Armoured Brigade. At this post, Bodemann was appointed Brigadier General. After handing over this command to Colonel Jörg See, Bodemann was deployed as Commander of the Train, Advise and Assist Command (TAAC) North of the Resolute Support Mission in Masar-e Sharif, Afghanistan. Subsequently, on 3 October 2017, Bodemann was appointed Chief of Division II (Military Policy and Operations) of the Directorate-General for Strategy and Operations at the Federal Ministry of Defence in Berlin, as successor of Brigadier General Wolf-Jürgen Stahl.[1] On 27 March 2020, Bodemann took over the command of the Leadership Development and Civic Education Centre in Koblenz from his predecessor Reinhardt Zudrop and was promoted to Major General.[2] In November 2022, he handed over the command of the Leadership Development and Civic Education Centre to Brigadier General Markus Kurczyk. Bodemann was appointed Vice Chief of the Joint Support and Enabling Service.[3] He replaced Lieutenant General Jürgen Weigt.
On 1 April 2023, Bodemann assumed the position of Commanding General of the Bundeswehr Homeland Defence Command and of the Bundeswehr National Territorial Commander.[4][5] It was in this position that he was promoted to Lieutenant General in June 2023.
Deployments abroad edit
- Mai to November 2003, J 5/7 Multinational Brigade Southwest, 7th German Contingent KFOR, Prizren, Kosovo
- 10 November 2016 to 3 October 2017 Commander of the Train, Advise and Assist Command (TAAC) North of the Resolute Support Mission in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan[6]
Personal life edit
Bodemann is married, of Roman Catholic confession, and has a child.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Personal". Bundeswehr (in German). 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-25.[dead link]
- ^ "Zentrum Innere Führung". Bundeswehr (in German). 2024-04-17. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Auf Generalmajor André Bodemann folgt Brigadegeneral Markus Kurczyk". Blick Aktuell (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Generalmajor André Bodemann neuer Befehlshaber des Territorialen Führungskommandos der Bundeswehr". dbwv.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Personalveränderungen in militärischen und zivilen Spitzenpositionen". Bundeswehr (in German). 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Einsätze". www.bundeswehr.de (in German). 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ Vita, Vita. "Vita" (PDF).
- Manfred Sadlowski (Hrsg.): Handbuch der Bundeswehr und der Verteidigungsindustrie 2020. 22. Auflage. Mönch Verlagsgesellschaft, Bonn 2020, ISBN 978-3-7637-6295-8, S. 128.
External links edit
- Vita. (PDF) In: bundeswehr.de.
- Website Bundeswehr Homeland Defence Command In: bundeswehr.de.