On December 28, Major General Bruno Günter Hofbauer was confirmed as Deputy Chief of the General Staff. He prevailed against five other high-ranking officers in an application process and will therefore be appointed as Head of the Capabilities and Policy Planning Directorate in the General Staff, which he has headed on an interim basis since 2021, and thus as Deputy Chief of General Staff as soon as possible.
Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner: “I am very pleased that we have appointed Bruno Günter Hofbauer as Deputy Chief of the General Staff, one of the officers who has played and continues to play a leading role in the further development of the Austrian Armed Forces into a modern army fit for the future. With him, we have one of the best in his field at the head of our armed forces. By drawing up the 2032+ development plan, he has already proven several times that he is one of the most capable officers in our armed forces.”
Chief of the General Staff Rudolf Striedinger: “It is a pleasure and an honor to have such a capable comrade at my side. With his skills and experience, we will be able to implement the ‘Aufbauplan 2032+’ even better and faster. For me as Chief of the General Staff, an officer like Major General Bruno Günter Hofbauer is an asset in every respect.” Born in Graz, he has been serving in the army since 1988. army and graduated from the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt in 1992. He began his career with the Guard in Vienna and held several positions in Austria and abroad before joining the Ministry of Defense. There he took over as Head of the General Staff Department in 2011. He held this position until September 2017, with a brief interruption during his time as Commander of the 3rd Armored Infantry Brigade in Mautern. He then became Head of the Policy Planning Group in the General Staff. In July 2021, he was appointed Chief of Planning of the Austrian Armed Forces. https://militaeraktuell.at/leonardo-liefert-erste-c-27j-spartan-an-slowenien/ He became known to the wider public primarily through his TV appearances at the beginning of the Ukraine war and most recently as co-commentator of the live broadcasts of the national holiday. In addition to his main activity, Major General Bruno Günter Hofbauer writes articles in specialist journals and publications on issues of operational command, military strategy and force planning. He is also a member of the Scientific Commission of the Federal Ministry of Defense. Bruno Günter Hofbauer lives in Lower Austria, is married and has a son.
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