Multiple reports say the US Army Europe top leadership is changing as part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s broader push to overhaul aspects of the military. The Financial Times reports that General C.D. Donahue, the senior US Army officer in Europe, will announce his retirement on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Independent similarly frames the personnel change as another impact of Hegseth’s overhaul, describing the departure of Donahue. Both accounts indicate the next step is an announced retirement rather than an immediate reassignment, and they present the information as stemming from contacts familiar with the timing. The reports do not provide detailed explanations in the excerpts for the decision or link it to specific policy actions beyond the context of Hegseth’s ongoing military changes. The timing of the announcement is described as imminent, with Wednesday referenced as the date. No further confirmed details are included in the provided text about successors or the full scope of the overhaul.