United States European Command
Commanders-in-chief / commanders
Columns: Name | Branch | Term began | Term ended | Time in office
General Matthew Ridgway | U.S. Army | 30 May 1952 | 11 July 1953 | days | General Alfred Gruenther | U.S. Army | 1 July 1953 | 20 November 1956 | days | General Lauris Norstad | U.S. Air Force | 20 November 1956 | 1 January 1963 | days | General Lyman Lemnitzer | U.S. Army | 1 January 1963 | 1 July 1969 | days | General Andrew Goodpaster | U.S. Army | 1 July 1969 | 15 December 1974 | days | General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. | U.S. Army | 15 December 1974 | 1 July 1979 | days | General Bernard W. Rogers | U.S. Army | 1 July 1979 | 26 June 1987 | days | General John Galvin | U.S. Army | 26 June 1987 | 23 June 1992 | days | General John Shalikashvili | U.S. Army | 23 June 1992 | 22 October 1993 | days | General George Joulwan | U.S. Army | 22 October 1993 | 11 July 1997 | days | General Wesley Clark | U.S. Army | 11 July 1997 | 3 May 2000 | days | General Joseph Ralston | U.S. Air Force | 3 May 2000 | 17 January 2003 | days | General James L. Jones | U.S. Marine Corps | 17 January 2003 | 7 December 2006 | days | General Bantz J. Craddock | U.S. Army | 7 December 2006 | 30 June 2009 | days | Admiral James G. Stavridis | U.S. Navy | 30 June 2009 | 10 May 2013 | days | General Philip M. Breedlove | U.S. Air Force | 10 May 2013 | Incumbent | days