Robert Brieger Explained

Robert Brieger
Term Start:	16 May 2022
Term Start1:	24 July 2018
Term End1:	6 May 2022
Birth Date:	21 November 1956
Mawards:	is not set -->
Serviceyears:	1975–present
Rank:	General
Commands:	EUFOR

Robert Brieger (born 21 November 1956) is an Austrian General of the Austrian Armed Forces and the current Chairman of the European Union Military Committee (CEUMC). Brieger was previously the Chief of General Staff of the Austrian Armed Forces.^{[1] [2]} On 19 May 2021, Brieger was selected as the next CEUMC.^[3] He took office 16 May 2022.^[4] In 2024 Der Standard reported that, in response to a false post claiming that German corpses had been dug up at the Rheinwiesenlager and "passed off as Jewish corpses in order to manipulate the number of victims of the Holocaust", Brieger wrote "[a]bove all, it is a concealed chapter in the history of the victors".^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bundesheer - Facts & Figures - Generalstabschef.
2. Web site: Commendas Nachfolger als Generalstabschef steht fest. 16 July 2018.
3. Web site: European Union Military Committee (EUMC), EU chiefs of defence, 19 May 2021 . consilium.europa.eu/ . Council of the EU and the European Council . 22 September 2021.
4. Web site: CEUMC Visit to Italy . eeas.europa.eu . European Union . 6 July 2022 . 20 June 2022.
5. News: Apelblat . M. . 25 April 2024 . Austrian general explains himself to EU's foreign policy chief about Holocaust denial . The Brussels Times.
6. News: Schmidt . Colette M. . 20 April 2024 . Polizist teilte auf Facebook jahrelang offen Holocaust-Leugnung . Der Standard.