Christian Freuding
Christian Freuding | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Christian Freuding |
| Born | August 20, 1971 Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Germany |
| Allegiance | Germany |
| Branch | German Army |
| Years of service | 1990–present |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | 9th Panzerlehr Brig Co of PlaFüStab in the Federal Ministry of Defence |
| Battles / wars | SFOR War in Afghanistan (ISAF) |
| Awards | Armed Forces Deployment Medal (SFOR & ISAF)
NATO Medal (SFOR) NATO Medal (ISAF) |
| Alma mater | Helmut Schmidt University (BS) |
| Children | 2 |
Christian Freuding (born 20 August 1971) is a German Army Generalmajor and Commanding officer of the planning and leadership staff of the Federal Ministry of Defence. Prior to that, Freuding served as commander of the 9th Panzerlehr Brig.
Military career
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 Christian Freuding lead the "Lagezentrum Ukraine" (Special Staff for Ukraine) within the Federal Ministry of Defence, responsible for collecting information and coordinating the support of Ukraine. In that context he got some public attention by regularly appearing between 2022 and 2025 in episodes of the Bundeswehr media format "Nachgefragt" (Ask here), explaining various aspects of the conflict to the public.[1][2]
Freuding was appointed by then minister of defence Boris Pistorius to command the newly installed "Planungs- und Führungsstab" (planning- and leadership staff) within the Federal Ministry of Defence in 2023.[3]
In early July 2025 the Federal Ministry of Defence announced that Generalleutnant Alfons Mais, Inspector of the Army, will leave office in October 2025 and that Christian Freuding is his designated replacement.[4]
Dates of promotion
| Insignia | Rank | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Brigadier General | June 2020 | |
| Major General |
References
- ^ "Das Jahr 2022: Bilder aus der Bundeswehr". www.bundeswehr.de (in German).
- ^ "Vom Youtube-General zum wichtigsten Mann von Pistorius: Wer ist Christian Freuding?". www.businessinsider.de (in German).
- ^ "Schneller zur Zeitenwende: Pistorius schafft neuen Planungs- und Führungsstab". www.bmvg.de (in German).
- ^ "Pistorius befördert diese Frau auf Topjob der Bundeswehr – und entlässt zwei Generäle". www.welt.de (in German).