Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)
(Not to be confused with Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom).) Chief of the General Staff (CGS) has been the title of the professional head of the British Army since 1964. The CGS is a member of both the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Army Board. Prior to 1964 the title was Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS). Since 1959, the post has been immediately subordinate to the Chief of the Defence Staff, the post held by the professional head of the British Armed Forces.
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Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd
Archibald Murray
Bernard Montgomery
Charles Guthrie, Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank
Charles W. H. Douglas
Cyril Deverell
David Richards, Baron Richards of Herstmonceux
Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside
Edwin Bramall
Francis Festing
Geoffrey Baker
George Milne, 1st Baron Milne
Gerald Templer
James Wolfe-Murray
John Chapple (British Army officer)
John Dill
John French, 1st Earl of Ypres
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
John Wilfred Stanier
Michael Carver, Baron Carver
Michael Walker, Baron Walker of Aldringham
Mike Jackson (British Army officer)
Neville Lyttelton
Nick Carter (British Army officer)
Nigel Bagnall
Peter Hunt (British Army officer)
Peter Inge, Baron Inge
Peter Wall (British Army officer)
Richard Dannatt, Baron Dannatt
Richard Hull
Roger Neil Wheeler
Roland Gibbs
Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan
Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet
Sir William Robertson, 1st Baronet
William Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
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Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)
(Not to be confused with Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom).) Chief of the General Staff (CGS) has been the title of the professional head of the British Army since 1964. The CGS is a member of both the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Army Board. Prior to 1964 the title was Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS). Since 1959, the post has been immediately subordinate to the Chief of the Defence Staff, the post held by the professional head of the British Armed Forces.
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(Not to be confused with Chief ...... Peter Wall in September 2014.
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Chief of the Imperial General ...... el Chief of the General Staff.
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Der Chef des Imperialen Genera ...... the General Staff bezeichnet.
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Le titre de Chief of the Imper ...... mé Chief of the General Staff.
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Naczelny dowódca British Army ...... jest szef Sztabu Generalnego.
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General Sir Nick Carter
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(Not to be confused with Chief ...... d of the British Armed Forces.
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Chief of the Imperial General ...... el Chief of the General Staff.
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Der Chef des Imperialen Genera ...... the General Staff bezeichnet.
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Le titre de Chief of the Imper ...... mé Chief of the General Staff.
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Naczelny dowódca British Army ...... jest szef Sztabu Generalnego.
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Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)
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Chief of the Imperial General Staff
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Chief of the Imperial General Staff
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Liste der Chefs des Imperialen Generalstabes
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Naczelni dowódcy British Army
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