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3199:(DSACEUR), who is always a European, would serve as Operation Commander (OpCdr). This use of SHAPE by the EU is subject to a "right of first refusal", i.e. NATO must first decline to intervene in a given crisis, and is contingent upon unanimous approval among NATO states, including those outside of the EU.
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The position of Deputy
Supreme Allied Command Europe (DSACEUR) has been known as Deputy Head of Allied Command Operations since 2003. From January 1978 until June 1993 there were two DSACEURs, one British and one German. From July 1993 this reverted to a single DSACEUR. With a small number of
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Since 2003 the
Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) has also served as the head of Allied Command Europe and the head of Allied Command Operations. The officeholders have been:
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Force V: The history of
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249:. In effect, SACEUR is the second-highest military position within NATO, below only the
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Supreme
Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization
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in terms of precedence. There is another
Supreme Allied Commander in NATO,
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3256:"NATO Secretary General at Allied Command Operations change of command"
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Commander of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
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299:in front of the flag of SHAPE on 8 October 1951
264:, and the position is dual-hatted with that of
1918:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
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3191:as an operational headquarters (OHQ) for EU
241:(SHAPE). The commander is based at SHAPE in
1795:Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment
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3156:Role in intra-European defence integration
1452:. The officeholders have been as follows:
66:
3548:Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
3338:Broad Support for NATO in the Netherlands
3175:DSACEUR's role in European Union missions
239:Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
96:Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
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290:
3641:Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
3226:Chairman of the NATO Military Committee
3215:Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
255:Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
14:
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3197:Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe
307:2013 SACEUR change of command at SHAPE
237:(ACO) and head of ACO's headquarters,
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3877:Relationship with the European Union
251:Chair of the NATO Military Committee
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3922:Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
3847:Individual Partnership Action Plan
3583:Joint Support and Enabling Command
3412:North Atlantic Treaty Organization
3170:Common Security and Defence Policy
1497:The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
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231:North Atlantic Treaty Organization
88:North Atlantic Treaty Organization
25:
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3837:Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
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2071:2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
260:SACEUR has always been held by a
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3631:Chair of the Military Committee
223:Supreme Allied Commander Europe
35:Supreme Allied Commander Europe
3949:NATO Supreme Allied Commanders
3894:Science for Peace and Security
3887:eastward NATO expansion issues
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1688:Marshal of the Royal Air Force
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275:The current SACEUR is General
270:United States European Command
163:President of the United States
13:
1:
3600:Allied Command Transformation
3241:
3189:command and control structure
3183:, SHAPE may take part in the
3166:European Union–NATO relations
1401:
3543:International Military Staff
7:
3832:Atlantic Treaty Association
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3195:. In such an instance, the
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1302:2 years, 364 days
1248:2 years, 357 days
1194:3 years, 315 days
1138:2 years, 207 days
1084:3 years, 324 days
1030:2 years, 259 days
976:2 years, 297 days
922:3 years, 262 days
814:4 years, 363 days
760:7 years, 360 days
706:4 years, 198 days
652:5 years, 167 days
598:6 years, 181 days
490:3 years, 132 days
10:
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3427:Animus in consulendo liber
3162:European Defence Community
3159:
2170:(anti-aircraft artillery)
1419:2 years, 84 days
1356:3 years, 62 days
1096:United States Marine Corps
868:1 year, 121 days
544:6 years, 42 days
229:) is the commander of the
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3610:Standardization agreement
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3221:Secretary General of NATO
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436:1 year, 42 days
380:1 year, 58 days
235:Allied Command Operations
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3882:Relationship with Russia
3593:SHAPE International Band
3325:report, March 24, 2008.
3209:Supreme Allied Commander
2970:14th/20th King's Hussars
2914:14th/20th King's Hussars
2539:Gloucestershire Regiment
2168:Royal Air Force Regiment
1450:British military officer
1448:, DSACEUR is normally a
1446:German military officers
325:Supreme Allied Commander
3323:The Heritage Foundation
3288:, p.129, 130, 137, 151.
2594:Queen's Own Highlanders
2451:4th Queen's Own Hussars
1810:Sir Desmond Fitzpatrick
1611:Worcestershire Regiment
1368:United States Air Force
1260:United States Air Force
1042:United States Air Force
556:United States Air Force
121:NATO Military Committee
3842:Mediterranean Dialogue
3824:Multilateral relations
3605:Parliamentary Assembly
3310:"EU Operations Centre"
3298:List of Former SACEURs
2858:Royal Anglian Regiment
1858:1st The Royal Dragoons
1389:Cavoli, Christopher G.
308:
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182:North Atlantic Council
115:North Atlantic Council
81:since 4 July 2022
3872:Partnership for Peace
3510:.nato Internet domain
3473:North Atlantic Treaty
3181:Berlin Plus agreement
1671:Royal Welch Fusiliers
1395:Christopher G. Cavoli
691:Alexander M. Haig Jr.
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277:Christopher G. Cavoli
262:U.S. military officer
77:Christopher G. Cavoli
3862:NATO global partners
3498:potential withdrawal
2878:Sir Richard Shirreff
2554:Sir Jeremy Mackenzie
1444:exceptions who were
365:Dwight D. Eisenhower
204:Dwight D. Eisenhower
3857:Major non-NATO ally
3538:International Staff
3349:on 18 February 2007
2934:Sir Adrian Bradshaw
1476:Unit of Commission
1281:Scaparrotti, Curtis
1233:Philip M. Breedlove
847:Shalikashvili, John
360:General of the Army
200:General of the Army
3505:Opposition to NATO
3086:The Light Infantry
2794:Parachute Regiment
2720:18 September 2002
2682:18 September 2002
2679:17 September 2001
2653:Parachute Regiment
2636:17 September 2001
2269:Sir Edward Burgess
1651:22 September 1960
1631:Sir Hugh Stockwell
1594:22 September 1960
1591:23 September 1958
1528:23 September 1958
1431:United States Army
1314:United States Army
1287:Curtis Scaparrotti
1206:United States Navy
1179:James G. Stavridis
1150:United States Army
988:United States Army
934:United States Army
880:United States Army
853:John Shalikashvili
826:United States Army
772:United States Army
718:United States Army
664:United States Army
631:Goodpaster, Andrew
610:United States Army
502:United States Army
448:United States Army
392:United States Army
357:Eisenhower, Dwight
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281:United States Army
172:advice and consent
46:SHAPE coat of arms
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3626:Secretary General
3528:NATO headquarters
3488:List of exercises
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2990:Sir James Everard
2633:30 November 1998
2577:30 November 1998
2574:12 December 1994
2522:12 December 1994
2325:Sir John Akehurst
2254:Bundesgrenzschutz
2228:Hans-Joachim Mack
2127:Air Chief Marshal
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2382:1 October 1987
2376:Eberhard Eimler
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2189:Günter Kießling
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2132:Sir Peter Terry
2116:Naval aviation
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1977:Royal Artillery
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