Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)
The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the professional head of the British Armed Forces and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the Secretary of State for Defence and the Prime Minister. The Chief of the Defence Staff is based at the Ministry of Defence and works alongside the Permanent Under Secretary, the Ministry's senior civil servant. The Chief of the Defence Staff is the British equivalent position of what in NATO and the European Union is known as the Chief of Defence.
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Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)
The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the professional head of the British Armed Forces and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the Secretary of State for Defence and the Prime Minister. The Chief of the Defence Staff is based at the Ministry of Defence and works alongside the Permanent Under Secretary, the Ministry's senior civil servant. The Chief of the Defence Staff is the British equivalent position of what in NATO and the European Union is known as the Chief of Defence.
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Der britische Chief of the Def ...... ter sowie dem Premierminister.
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Le chef d'État-Major des armée ...... ler militaire du gouvernement.
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Szef Sztabu Obrony (en. Chief ...... rds
* od 2013: Nick Houghton
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The Chief of the Defence Staff ...... eing approved by HM The Queen.
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach
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Der britische Chief of the Def ...... ter sowie dem Premierminister.
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Le chef d'État-Major des armée ...... ler militaire du gouvernement.
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Szef Sztabu Obrony (en. Chief ......
* 2006–2010: Jock Stirrup
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The Chief of the Defence Staff ...... known as the Chief of Defence.
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Chef d'État-Major des armées (Royaume-Uni)
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Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)
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Chief of the Defence Staff (Vereinigtes Königreich)
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Szefowie Sztabu Obrony (Wielka Brytania)
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