Major-General Lars Sivert Lervik | |
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 Lervik (left) speaking to Richard V. Spencer during an exercise in June 2019 | |
| Born | 12 July 1971 Øksendal, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| Allegiance |  Norway |
| Service |  Norwegian Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
Major-General Lars Sivert Lervik (born 12 July 1971) is a Norwegian army officer and the Chief of the Norwegian Army since 25 June 2020.
Lars Sivert Lervik was born on 12 July 1971 in Øksendal, Møre og Romsdal. [1]
Lervik joined the Norwegian Army on 3 July 1990. [2]
He attended the Officers School for the Cavalry at Trandum leir from 1990 to 1991 and the Norwegian Military Academy from 1992 to 1995. [1]
After attending the Officers School for the Cavalry, Lervik joined the Armoured Battalion as a vehicle commander. [1]
In 2003, Lervik completed the Armor Captain Career Course at Fort Knox in Kentucky. [2]
Lervik studied at the Advanced Command and Staff College in Shrivenham, England from 2006 to 2007. [2]
In 2015, Lervik was awarded the Defence Service Medal . [2]
From 2016 to 2017, Lervik attended the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. [2]
Lervik was promoted to major-general and made Chief of the Army on 25 June 2020, succeeding Major-General Eirik Kristoffersen. [1] [3]
In January 2021, Lervik expressed his support for winter NATO exercises in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that it is an important part of Norwegian security that the alliance is able to operate under the conditions in Norway. [4]
On 27 April 2023, Maj. Gen. Lervik was inducted as the 78th member of the U.S. Army War College, International Fellows Hall of Fame. [5]
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