Lieutenant General Roland Kather
Military Representative – Germany
2010

Rank and Date
LtGen, October 1, 2006
Date of birth
May 17, 1949
Record of service
Oct 79 - Oct 81 | Federal Armed Forces Command and Staff College Student - General Staff Officers Course |
Oct 81 - Aug 83 | 18 ArmdBde G4 - Logistics and Operational Planning |
Sep 83 - July 84 | Spanish Staff College, EEM Madrid Student - General Staff Officers Course |
July 84 - Mar 87 | MoD, Army Staff (Fü H IV 1) Assistant Branch Chief - Experience in all matters of basic organisation of the GE Army |
Apr 87 - Mar 89 | SHAPE G3 Plans - Operational Planning |
Mar 89 - Apr 91 | 6 ArmdRecceBn Commander - Command and Leadership experience |
Apr 91- May 93 | MoD, Armed Forces Staff (Fü S VI 3) Assistant Branch Chief - Force Planning; Plans & Policy; Desk officer (lead) for development of the con-cept of the Federal Armed Forces |
May 93- Apr 95 | MoD, Armed Forces Staff General Staff Officer to COS Armed Forces Staff - Military Advice; Support to Decision Making Process (MA to COS Federal Armed Forces) |
Apr 95 - July 97 | MoD, Armed Forces Staff COS - Operational Planning; Co-ordination of Staff Work |
Apr 96 - Aug 96 | IFOR COS GECONIFOR (L) - Operational Tour, Peace Support and Stabilization Operations |
July 97 - Apr 99 | MoD, Joint Operations Centre Deputy Head of Joint Operations Centre - Operational planning and political military affairs; Responsible for management of deployment GE Armed Forces on MoD level to the Balkans |
Apr 99 - Jan 01 | 42 ArmdBde Commander - Command and Leadership experience |
Dec 99 – Jun 00 | KFOR Commander Multinational Brigade SOUTH - Operational Tour, Peace Support and Stabilization Operations |
Jan 01 - Sep 03 | German Army Forces Command COS - Force planning and Co-ordination of Staff Work |
Oct 03 - Aug 06 | 13 MechDiv Commander - Command and Leadership experience |
Aug 06 - Sep 07 | HQ KFOR Commander - Operational Tour |
Oct 07 – May 10 | Component Command Land, HQ Heidelberg Commander - Command and Leadership experience |
Since June 2010 | German Military Representative MC / NATO and EU NATO HQ Brussels German Military Representative |
Courses
General Staff Officers Course, Führungsakademie Hamburg | Oct 79 - Oct 81 |
General Staff Officers Course, Spanish Staff College, EEM Madrid | Sep 83 - July 84 |
Languages
- English: 4343
- Spanish: 3332
Family Status
LtGen Kather is married and currently lives in Wezembeek-Oppem, BELGIUM.