Commanding General of United States Army Europe and Africa | |
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United States Army Europe and Africa | |
Type | Service component commander |
Abbreviation | CG USAREUR-AF |
Reports to | Commander, United States European Command (operational) Secretary of the Army (administrative) Chief of Staff of the United States Army (administrative) |
Seat | Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | 2–3 years (approx.) |
Formation | June 8, 1942 |
First holder | MG James E. Chaney |
Deputy | Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe and Africa |
Website | Official Website |
The commanding general of United States Army Europe and Africa (CG USAREUR-AF) [a] was formerly known as the commander-in-chief of United States Army Europe (CINCUSAREUR). [b] Prior to 8 May 1945 the official title was Commander, European Theater of Operations, United States Army. From 1953 to 1967 the commanding general of USAREUR was "dual hatted" as commander of the Central Army Group of NATO forces in Germany.
No. | Commanding General | Term | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | |
- | Major General James E. Chaney (1885–1967) Acting | June 8, 1942 | June 21, 1942 | 13 days | |
- | Major General Russell P. Hartle (1889–1961) Acting | June 21, 1942 | June 24, 1942 | 3 days | |
1 | Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) | June 24, 1942 | February 4, 1943 | 225 days | |
2 | Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews (1884–1943) | February 4, 1943 | May 3, 1943 | 88 days | |
- | Major General William S. Key Acting | May 3, 1943 | May 7, 1943 | 4 days | |
3 | Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers (1887–1979) | May 7, 1943 | January 16, 1944 | 254 days | |
(1) | General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) | January 16, 1944 | November 11, 1945 | 1 year, 299 days | |
- | General George S. Patton Jr. (1885–1945) Acting | November 11, 1945 | November 26, 1945 | 15 days | |
4 | General Joseph T. McNarney (1893–1972) | November 26, 1945 | March 15, 1947 | 1 year, 109 days | |
5 | General Lucius D. Clay (1898–1978) | March 15, 1947 | May 15, 1949 | 2 years, 61 days | |
6 | Lieutenant General Clarence R. Huebner (1888–1972) | May 15, 1949 | September 2, 1949 | 110 days | |
7 | General Thomas T. Handy (1892–1982) | September 2, 1949 | August 12, 1952 | 2 years, 345 days | |
8 | Lieutenant General Manton S. Eddy (1892–1962) | August 12, 1952 | April 1, 1953 | 232 days | |
9 | General Charles L. Bolte (1895–1989) | April 1, 1953 | September 29, 1953 | 181 days | |
10 | General William M. Hoge (1894–1979) | September 29, 1953 | February 1, 1955 | 1 year, 125 days | |
11 | General Anthony McAuliffe (1898–1975) | February 1, 1955 | May 1, 1956 | 1 year, 90 days | |
12 | General Henry I. Hodes (1899–1962) | May 1, 1956 | April 1, 1959 | 2 years, 335 days | |
13 | General Clyde D. Eddleman (1902–1992) | April 1, 1959 | October 20, 1960 | 1 year, 202 days | |
14 | General Bruce C. Clarke (1901–1988) | October 20, 1960 | May 1, 1962 | 1 year, 193 days | |
15 | General Paul L. Freeman Jr. (1907–1988) | May 1, 1962 | March 18, 1965 | 2 years, 321 days | |
16 | General Andrew P. O'Meara (1907–2005) | March 18, 1965 | June 1, 1967 | 2 years, 75 days | |
17 | General James H. Polk (1911–1992) | June 1, 1967 | March 20, 1971 | 3 years, 292 days | |
- | Lieutenant General Arthur S. Collins Jr. (1915–1984) Acting | March 20, 1971 | May 26, 1971 | 67 days | |
18 | General Michael S. Davison (1917–2006) | May 26, 1971 | June 29, 1975 | 4 years, 34 days | |
19 | General George S. Blanchard (1920–2006) | June 30, 1975 | May 29, 1979 | 3 years, 333 days | |
20 | General Frederick J. Kroesen Jr. (1923–2020) | May 29, 1979 | April 15, 1983 | 3 years, 321 days | |
21 | General Glenn K. Otis (1929–2013) | April 15, 1983 | June 23, 1988 | 5 years, 69 days | |
22 | General Crosbie E. Saint (1936–2018) | June 24, 1988 | July 9, 1992 | 4 years, 15 days | |
23 | General David M. Maddox (born 1938) | July 9, 1992 | December 19, 1994 | 2 years, 163 days | |
24 | General William W. Crouch (born 1941) | December 19, 1994 | August 5, 1997 | 2 years, 229 days | |
25 | General Eric K. Shinseki (born 1942) | August 5, 1997 | November 10, 1998 | 1 year, 97 days | |
26 | General Montgomery C. Meigs (born 1945) | November 10, 1998 | December 3, 2002 | 4 years, 23 days | |
27 | General Burwell B. Bell III (born 1947) | December 3, 2002 | December 14, 2005 | 3 years, 11 days | |
28 | General David D. McKiernan (born 1950) | December 14, 2005 | May 2, 2008 | 2 years, 140 days | |
- | Lieutenant General Gary D. Speer (born 1950) Acting | May 2, 2008 | August 28, 2008 | 118 days | |
29 | General Carter F. Ham (born 1952) | August 28, 2008 | March 8, 2011 | 2 years, 192 days | |
30 | Lieutenant General Mark P. Hertling [2] (born 1953) | March 25, 2011 | November 1, 2012 | 1 year, 221 days | |
- | Major General James C. Boozer Acting | November 1, 2012 | December 1, 2012 | 30 days | |
31 | Lieutenant General Donald M. Campbell Jr. (born 1956) | December 1, 2012 | November 5, 2014 | 1 year, 339 days | |
32 | Lieutenant General Ben Hodges [4] (born 1958) | November 5, 2014 | December 15, 2017 | 3 years, 40 days | |
- | Major General Timothy P. McGuire Acting | December 15, 2017 | January 18, 2018 | 34 days | |
33 | General Christopher G. Cavoli (born c. 1965) [c] | January 18, 2018 | June 28, 2022 | 4 years, 161 days | |
34 | General Darryl A. Williams (born 1961) | June 28, 2022 | December 10, 2024 | 2 years, 165 days | |
35 | General Christopher T. Donahue (born 1969) | December 10, 2024 | Incumbent | 1 day |
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