Army

The crest features a map of Europe in grey and a sword, encircled by golden stars, against a blue background.

Eurocorps

The Eurocorps in Strasbourg, France, is a multinational, fully deployable and highly autonomous headquarters comprising Germany, France, Belgium, Spain and Luxembourg as Framework Nations and is open to all EU member and NATO-associated states. The Eurocorps is prepared to plan and conduct military operations spanning the entire mission and intensity spectrum.

Mission

The Eurocorps is foremost a military headquarters (HQHeadquarters) comprising a staff as well as support units. The Corps can command as many as 60,000 personnel.

Multinationally organised

The HQHeadquarters is manned by soldiers from France, Germany, Spain, Belgium and Luxembourg, as so-called Framework Nations. The Eurocorps is augmented by military personnel from Associated Nations – Poland, Greece, Italy, Turkey and Romania.

Operational since 1995, the Strasbourg-based ‘Headquarters Eurocorps’ has already participated in numerous missions in regions such as Afghanistan, Kosovo and Africa.

In peacetime a multinational command support brigade is subordinate to the multinational corps headquarters and its air and naval liaison teams.

The Corps provides forces for, amongst others, NATO’s rapid response force.

Facts and figures

1.100
military personnel serve in the Eurocorps
10 nations
belong to the Eurocorps
220
German soldiers serve in the Eurocorps

Command

Lieutenant General Peter Devogelaere

Lieutenant General Peter Devogelaere has been Commander of the Eurocorps in Strasbourg, France, since September 2021.
Major General Rafael Colomer Martinez del Peral

Major General Rafael Colomer Martinez del Peral has been Deputy Commander of the Eurocorps in Strasbourg, France, since September 2021.
Brigadier Jochen Deuer

Brigadier Jochen Deuer has been Chief of Staff of the Eurocorps in Strasbourg, France, since September 2021.