Markus Laubenthal is a German Army general currently serving as the chief of staff of Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) since 2024. Prior to this, he was the Deputy Inspector General of the Bundeswehr from 2020 to 2024. Notably, he was the first non-American chief of staff of the United States Army Europe, a position he held from 2014 to 2017.
Laubenthal began his military career as a conscript in the West German army in 1982.