Luxembourger Follows Uncle’s Footsteps into German Police Force

In early October 2026, Christophe Reuter followed in the footsteps of his uncle Georges Reuter in becoming only the second Luxembourg national ever to join German law enforcement.

In 1998, Georges Reuter joined Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt, BKA) as a Luxembourg citizen holding exclusively Luxembourg nationality, becoming the first non-German citizen without German or dual nationality to enter the German police service.

During his career, he served in the BKA’s Protection Division (Sicherungsgruppe), working closely with colleagues from the former Federal Border Guard (Bundesgrenzschutz) and today’s Federal Police. Georges Reuter later served as a security expert for the President of the European Council, before leaving law enforcement in 2012 and moving to the United States, where he initially worked as a military parachuting instructor before leading a company specialising in the development and manufacturing of military parachute systems.

Now, 28 years later, his nephew Christophe Reuter has now joined the German Federal Police, following in his uncle’s footsteps as one of only two Luxembourg nationals in the history of German law enforcement – with both belonging to the same family. 

Speaking to Chronicle.lu, Georges Reuter said: “As I have no children of my own, my nephew holds a particularly special place in my life. I travelled from the United States to Swisttal (Germany) specifically to attend his swearing-in ceremony and witness this important moment in person.”

“For me, being a police officer was, and always will be, the best profession in the world. Seeing my nephew follow the same path fills me with tremendous pride”, he added.

Caption: (L-R) Paul Reuter; Christophe Reuter; Anne-Charlotte Reuter; Diane Reuter

Credit: Diane Reuter