Jörg Vollmer

Who is Jörg Vollmer?

Jörg Vollmer is a German Major general.

He entered military service in 1978 and subsequently underwent officer training. Afterwards he studied organizational and economic science at the Helmut Schmidt University of the Armed Forces in Hamburg. Having entered field service in 1982, he held several commands in mechanized infantry units. In 1991, he attended the German general staff officer course and continued to work in the Federal Ministry of Defence. In 1995, he was made G3 officer with Armoured Brigade 14 which was a part of the 5th Armoured Division then. A tour of service with SFOR and several other administrative commands followed. Promoted to general, Jörg Vollmer assumed command over Light Infantry Brigade 37 on October 27, 2006. Since January 2009, he has been the Regional Commander North with the International Security Assistance Force in Mazār-e Sharīf, Afghanistan.