General Thierry Burkhard will leave his position, announced on Wednesday, July 23, the Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu in his account X. He will be replaced by the General of the Fabien Air Force Fabien Mandon, current head of the private personnel of the President of the Republic.
Four years in the publication
Thierry Burkhard, former head of the Army personnel, had taken the lead of all armies on July 22, 2021 as François Lecontre happened.
The officer, who will celebrate his 61st anniversary on July 30, will have spent four years at the head of the French armies, the same duration as his predecessor.
On July 11, a few days before the National Holidays, the personnel head had held a rare press conference at the Ministry of the Armed Forces to discuss the risks represented by Russian power.
The chief of armies of the armies said that Moscow turned France into “one of its priority objectives” in terms of information war.
Source: BFM TV
