European Union Force in BiH

Mon, Jun 27, 2022

Details: Written by Capt Tadhg McCarthy; Category: Latest News; Created: 09 June 2021

This afternoon COMEUFOR Major General Alexander Platzer welcomed the French Chief of Defence, General François Lecointre to Camp Butmir. Upon his arrival General Lecointre accompanied by the French Ambassador to BiH Christine Toudic, where he received an honour guard before having a meeting with COMEUFOR.

Details: Written by Capt Tadhg McCarthy; Category: Latest News; Created: 09 June 2021

Today COMEUFOR Major General Alexander Platzer welcomed the Operational Commander of EUFOR in BiH Lieutenant General Brice Houdet to Camp Butmir. Upon his arrival Lieutenant General Houdet received an honour guard before having a meeting with COMEUFOR.

Details: Written by Capt Tadhg McCarthy; Category: Latest News; Created: 29 May 2021

Today COMEUFOR, Major General Alexander Platzer and COM NATO HQ Sarajevo, Brigadier General Eric Folkestad, paid tribute to all the deceased military, police and civilian personnel of both EUFOR and NATO missions who lost their lives in service for the cause of lasting peace. Together the commemorated the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers in the Memorial park of Camp Butmir Sarajevo.

Details: Written by Capt Tadhg McCarthy; Category: Latest News; Created: 09 June 2021

This morning COMEUFOR Major General Alexander Platzer welcomed Romanian Chief of Defence Lieutenant General Daniel Petrescu to Camp Butmir. Upon his arrival Lieutenant General Petrescu received an honour guard before having a meeting with COMEUFOR.

Details: Written by Capt Tadhg McCarthy; Category: Latest News; Created: 26 May 2021

Today COMEUFOR Major General Alexander Platzer and COM NATO HQ Sarajevo Brigadier Eric General Folkestad conducted a visit to an AFBiH demining site in Kladanj. At the demining site they were briefed by Major General Radovan Ilić, Commander of the Operations Command, Armed Forces Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Details: Written by Capt Tadhg McCarthy; Category: Latest News; Created: 07 June 2021

Today COMEUFOR, Major General Alexander Platzer welcomed the visit of Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces, General Yaşar Güler. Present for the visit was also Turkish Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina H.E. Sadık Babür Girgin.

Details: Written by Capt Tadhg McCarthy; Category: Latest News; Created: 23 May 2021

On the evening of 22 May EUFOR received a request from Ministry of Security of BiH for assistance in their response to a mountain accident where restricted terrain meant only a helicopter could extract the patient. A local civilian had fallen from a cliff on a mountain near Zvekuše to the East of Konjic. The civilian had sustained severe injuries in his fall. Commander EUFOR, Major General Alexander Platzer authorised the deployment of the EUFOR Search and Rescue Agusta Bell 212 Helicopter