Steve Thull
{{short description|Luxembourgish military officer}}
{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = General
| name = Steve Thull
| image = Journée de la commémoration nationale 2021 (131) Steve Thull.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|04|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
| allegiance = {{Flagcountry|Luxembourg}}
| serviceyears = 1985–Present
| rank = 20px General
}}
Steve Thull (born 23 April 1967) is a Luxembourg Army general who is currently serving as Luxembourg's Chief of Defence, the professional head of the country's military. He assumes the role of Chief of Staff of the Army and is authorized to bear the title of general.{{Cite web |title=General Steve Thull Takes over as Luxembourg Chief of Defence |url=http://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/34101-steve-thull-takes-over-as-luxembourg-chief-of-defence |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Chronicle.lu}}
Career
Thull succeeded General Alain Duschène as Chief of Defence on 29 September 2020. He was trained as an officer candidate at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels from 1987 to 1991. After completion of training he joined as lieutenant at Luxembourg Army on 1 October 1991.{{Cite web |title=Army turns to cyber defence under new chief |url=https://delano.lu/article/delano_army-turns-cyber-defence-under-new-chief |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=delano.lu |language=en}} Later, he participated in NATO's Operation IFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1997 and Operation EUFOR in Chad and the Central African Republic in 2008.{{Cite web |title=New defence chief: 52-year-old Steve Thull to be new general of Luxembourg's army |url=https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/1476740.html |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=today.rtl.lu |language=en}} During his army life, he served as Personnel officer and Deputy Commander at the Military Center. He also served as a mortar platoon leader, anti-tank platoon leader and scout platoon leader in his early armed forces career.{{Cite web |title=Steve Thull Named New Chief of Defence |url=http://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/31951-steve-thull-named-new-chief-of-defence |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Chronicle.lu}} On 29 September 2020 he became Chief of Defence and was promoted to General.
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