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Steve Thull | |
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Thull in 2021 | |
| Born | April 23, 1967 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg |
| Allegiance |  Luxembourg |
| Branch | Luxembourg Army |
| Years of service | 1987- |
| Rank |  General |
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| Battles / wars | IFOR EUFOR Chad and Central African Republic |
| Awards | Cross of Honour and Military Merit in Bronze Knight of the Order of Merit Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy (Belgium) |
| Children | 3 |
Steve Thull, (born April 23, 1967)[1] is a Luxembourg Army General who is serving as the Chief of Defence of the Luxembourg Army since 2020.
Military career
Born in Esch-sur-Alzette, Thull joined the Luxembourg in 1987 and was commissioned as a Reconnaissance officer upon graduation from Royal Military Academy (Belgium) in 1991. Commissioned as a Lieutenant, he was assigned a reconnaissance platoon at the Military Centre in Diekirch then later took command of a light reconnaissance company. After 1999, he served as a personnel officer and later Deputy Commander at the Military Centre. In 2007, he became assistant to the Studies and Planning officer, then Public affairs officer and then Information and Communications system officer. From 2015 to 2020 he served as the representative for Luxembourg on the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Board before succeeding Alain Duschène as Chief of Defence.
Personal Life
Thull is married and has 3 children. He received a degree in social and military sciences from the Royal Military Academy (Belgium)
Honours and decorations
Thull has received the following orders and decorations during his military career:
Native Honors: Cross of Honor and Military Merit in bronze, Knight of the Order of Merit, Cross for 15 years of service, Knight of the Order of Merit of Adolphe of Nassau, Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown, Medal for missions or operations abroad, Commander of the Order of Merit and the Cross for 25 years of service
Foreign Honors: Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands), Commemorative Medal for Foreign Operations or Missions (Belgium), ESDP Service Medal for EUFOR Chad/Central African Republic (European Union) and the NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia (NATO)
Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:Luxembourg generals
- ^ "General Steve Thull". NATO. Retrieved 15 February 2021.