New Commanders in EUFOR
Szöveg: Lt.-Col. Zoltán Vicai | 2017. április 6. 9:00On 28 March a ceremony was held at the EUFOR HQ in Camp Butmir, Sarajevo for the Change of Command of both the EUFOR Operational Commander and Force Commander positions.
The ceremony was presided over by Chief of Staff EUFOR Brig.-Gen. Albert Sáfár. Also in attendance were several high-ranking political and military leaders, including the EU Special Representative Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, the Chairman of the EU Military Committee Gen. Mikhail Kostarakos, the Director General of the EU Military Staff Lt.-Gen. Luciano Portolano and Chief of the Joint Staff of the armed forces of Bosnia-Herzegovina (AF BiH) Lt.-Gen. Anto Jeleć.
The Hungarian Defence Forces were represented by Maj.-Gen. János Huszár, Commander, HDF Joint Force Command. During the ceremony, he presented the“For the Alliance" medal – awarded by the Minister of Defence of Hungary – to COMEUFOR Maj.-Gen. Friedrich Schrötter for his sustained and devoted efforts in strengthening the alliance and developing the Hungarian–Austrian military-to-military relations.
Photo: EUFOR
