Andrej Osterman

Andrej Osterman

Andrej Osterman (born October 4, 1960 in Kranj) is the 25th Commander-in-General of the Slovenian Army.[1]

On April 10, 2012, Osterman became the deputy chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces, succeeding Dobran Božič. He assumed the position of Chief of the General Staff on October 13, 2014. On November 23, 2014, President Borut Pahor promoted him to the rank of Major General.[2]

On February 13, 2018, a test of the combat readiness of the Slovenian Armed Forces was conducted at Poček using the NATO CERVAL method. The tested battalion combat group received a negative assessment. In response, on February 22, 2018, the Slovenian government relieved Andrej Osterman of his duties. He was succeeded by his former deputy, Alan Geder.[3]

  1. ^ "NATO profile". Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Pahor: Bil je prvi general, ki ga je imenovala slovenska oblast". MMC RTV-SLO. November 23, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "Cerar: Namerno samoponižanje Slovenske vojske. Na položaj Geder". Večer. February 22, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-22. Retrieved February 22, 2018.