Commanding General, United States Army Europe
The Commanding General, United States Army Europe (USAREUR)[note 1] was formerly known as the "Commander in Chief of United States Army Europe" (CINCUSAREUR).[note 2] Prior to 8 May 1945 the official title was Commander, European Theater of Operations, United States Army. From 1953 to 1967 the commander of USAREUR was "dual hatted" as commander of the Central Army Group of NATO forces in Germany. From 1967 to present, the commander of USAREUR has been "dual hatted" as commander of the Seventh United States Army.
| Commanding General United States Army Europe (USAREUR) | |
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List of USAREUR Commanders/Commanding Generals
| Name | Photo | Term began | Term ended | |
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| 1. | MG[note 3] James E. Chaney (interim) |  | June 8, 1942 | June 21, 1942 |
| 2. | MG Russell P. Hartle (interim) |  | June 21, 1942 | June 24, 1942 |
| 3. | LTG Dwight D. Eisenhower |  | June 24, 1942 | February 4, 1943 |
| 4. | LTG Frank M. Andrews |  | February 4, 1943 | May 3, 1943 |
| 5. | MG William S. Key (interim) | May 3, 1943 | May 7, 1943 | |
| 6. | LTG Jacob L. Devers |  | May 7, 1943 | January 16, 1944 |
| 7. | GA Dwight D. Eisenhower | | January 16, 1944 | November 11, 1945 |
| GEN George S. Patton, Jr. (interim) |  | November 11, 1945 | November 26, 1945 | |
| 8. | GEN Joseph T. McNarney |  | November 26, 1945 | March 15, 1947 |
| 9. | GEN Lucius D. Clay |  | March 15, 1947 | May 15, 1949 |
| 10. | LTG Clarence R. Huebner |  | May 15, 1949 | September 2, 1949 |
| 11. | GEN Thomas T. Handy |  | September 2, 1949 | August 12, 1952 |
| 12. | LTG Manton S. Eddy |  | August 12, 1952 | April 1, 1953 |
| 13. | GEN Charles L. Bolte |  | April 1, 1953 | September 29, 1953 |
| 14. | GEN William M. Hoge |  | September 29, 1953 | February 1, 1955 |
| 15. | GEN Anthony McAuliffe |  | February 1, 1955 | May 1, 1956 |
| 16. | GEN Henry I. Hodes |  | May 1, 1956 | April 1, 1959 |
| 17. | GEN Clyde D. Eddleman |  | April 1, 1959 | October 20, 1960 |
| 18. | GEN Bruce C. Clarke |  | October 20, 1960 | May 1, 1962 |
| 19. | GEN Paul L. Freeman, Jr. |  | May 1, 1962 | March 18, 1965 |
| 20. | GEN Andrew P. O'Meara |  | March 18, 1965 | June 1, 1967 |
| 21. | GEN James H. Polk |  | June 1, 1967 | March 20, 1971 |
| 22. | LTG Arthur S. Collins Jr. |  | March 20, 1971 | May 26, 1971 |
| 23. | GEN Michael S. Davison |  | May 26, 1971 | June 29, 1975 |
| 24. | GEN George S. Blanchard |  | June 30, 1975 | May 29, 1979 |
| 25. | GEN Frederick J. Kroesen, Jr. |  | May 29, 1979 | April 15, 1983 |
| 26. | GEN Glenn K. Otis |  | April 15, 1983 | June 23, 1988 |
| 27. | GEN Crosbie E. Saint |  | June 24, 1988 | July 9, 1992 |
| 28. | GEN David M. Maddox |  | July 9, 1992 | December 19, 1994 |
| 29. | GEN William W. Crouch |  | December 19, 1994 | August 5, 1997 |
| 30. | GEN Eric K. Shinseki[note 4] |  | August 5, 1997 | November 10, 1998 |
| 31. | GEN Montgomery C. Meigs |  | November 10, 1998 | December 3, 2002 |
| 32. | GEN Burwell B. Bell III |  | December 3, 2002 | December 14, 2005 |
| 33. | GEN David D. McKiernan |  | December 14, 2005 | May 2, 2008 |
| 34. | LTG Gary D. Speer |  | May 2, 2008 | August 28, 2008 |
| 35. | GEN Carter F. Ham |  | August 28, 2008 | March 8, 2011 |
| 36. | LTG Mark P. Hertling |  | March 25, 2011 | November 1, 2012[1] |
| MG James C. Boozer (interim) | .jpg) | November 1, 2012 | December 1, 2012 | |
| 37. | LTG Donald M. Campbell, Jr. |  | December 1, 2012 | November 5, 2014 |
| 38. | LTG Ben Hodges |  | November 5, 2014[2] | December 15, 2017 |
| MG Timothy P. McGuire (interim) | .jpg) | December 15, 2017 | January 18, 2018 | |
| 39. | LTG Christopher G. Cavoli | .jpg) | January 18, 2018 | Present |
See also
Notes
- June 8, 1942, activated as European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army (ETOUSA); July 1, 1945, redesignated U.S. Forces European Theater (USFET); March 15, 1947, redesignated European Command (EUCOM); August 1, 1952, redesignated U.S. Army, Europe (USAREUR); December 1, 1966, redesignated U.S. Army, Europe and Seventh Army (USAREUR / 7A)
- The Commander in Chief concurrently was US Military Governor and had a personal staff in Berlin. The EUCOM staff was in Frankfurt and commanded by the Deputy CINCEUR/EUCOM Chief of Staff (CofS). LTG Huebner was Deputy CINCEUR/EUCOM CofS when the headquarters relocated to Campbell Barracks, Heidelberg, between February and June 1948. When GEN Clay retired, LTG Huebner served from 15 May to 2 July 1949 as Acting CINCEUR/US Military Governor, with headquarters in Heidelberg. From 2 July 1949 the Military Governor was replaced by a civilian US high commissioner which ended the commander's dual role.
- The rank indicated is the highest rank each commander held during their term in office, be it permanent or temporary.
- Beginning with General Shinseki, the designation of "Commander" was changed to "Commanding General".
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