British Army

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Chief of the General Staff (CGS) has been the title of the professional head of the British Army since 1964. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The Territorial Army ( TA) is the principal and Volunteer reserve force of the British Army, the land armed forces branch of the United Kingdom Cavalry Household Cavalry Household Cavalry Regiment and Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment The Life Guards The Blues and The structure of the British Army is broadly similar to that of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, being divided into two Commands as top-level budget Land Command (or 'HQ Land' is a military command and part of the structure of the modern British Army. The Adjutant-General to the Forces, commonly just referred to as the Adjutant-General ( AG) is one of the most senior officers in the British Army. HQ Northern Ireland is the command formation responsible for the administration of all British Armed Forces stationed in and around Northern Ireland. British Forces Germany (BFG is the name for British service personnel and civilians based in Germany British Forces Cyprus ( BFC) is the name given to the British Armed Forces stationed in the UK sovereign base areas of Dhekelia and Akrotiri on British Forces Gibraltar is the name given to the British Armed Forces stationed in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The British Military Garrison Brunei (BGB is the name given to the British armed forces presence in Brunei. In some cases less is more The purpose of this article is to give an overview This is a list of some of the equipment currently in use by the British Army. The history of the British Army spans over three and a half centuries and numerous European wars Colonial wars and World wars. 1500-1599 1537 The Overseers of the Fraternity or Guild of St George received a Royal Charter from Henry VIII on 25 August when The British Army came into being with unification of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 This is a list of senior officers of the British Army. See also Commander in Chief of the Forces, Chief of the General Staff, and Chief of the Imperial General Origins In the 17th and 18th centuries rank was generally denoted by the quantity of lace and through other decoration used on uniforms Variants Bombardier/Lance Bombardier are ranks of the Royal Artillery. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The CGS is a member of both the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Army Board. The Chiefs of Staff Committee is composed of the most senior Military personnel in the British Armed Forces. The Army Board is the senior single-service management committee of the British Army: Army Board members The Secretary of State for Defence Prior to 1964 the title was Chief of the Imperial General Staff. Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS was the title of the professional commander of the British Army from 1908 until 1964

The title was also used for four years between the demise of the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in 1904 and the introduction of Chief of the Imperial General Staff in 1908. The Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, or just the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C, was the professional head of the British Army from 1660 until 1904 when the office The post was then held by General Sir Neville Lyttelton. General Sir Neville Gerald Lyttelton GCB, GCVO ( 28 October 1845 - 6 July 1931) was a British Army Officer

Chiefs of the General Staff, 1964-present

• General Sir Richard Amyatt Hull 1964-1965
• General Sir James Cassels 1965-1968
• General Sir Geoffrey Baker 1968-1971
• General Sir Michael Carver 1971-1973
• General Sir Peter Hunt 1973-1976
• General Sir Roland Gibbs 1976-1979
• General Sir Edwin Bramall 1979-1982
• General Sir John Stanier 1982-1985
• General Sir Nigel Bagnall 1985-1989
• General Sir John Chapple 1989-1992
• General Sir Peter Inge 1992-1994
• General Sir Charles Guthrie 1994-1997
• General Sir Roger Wheeler 1997-2000
• General Sir Michael Walker 2000-2003
• General Sir Michael Jackson 2003-2006
• General Sir Richard Dannatt 2006-

See also

• Chief of the Defence Staff
• First Sea Lord / Chief of the Naval Staff
• Chief of the Air Staff
• Chief of the General Staff

References

• Regiments website

Field Marshal Sir Richard Amyatt Hull, KG, GCB, DSO ( 7 May 1907 - 17 September 1989) was the last Field Marshal Sir Charles Archibald James Halkett Cassels GCB, KBE, DSO ( 28 February 1907 - 28 February Field Marshal Sir Geoffrey Harding Baker GCB, CMG, CBE, MC ( 20 June 1912 - 8 May 1980) Field Marshal Richard Michael Power Carver Baron Carver GCB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC ( 24 April 1915 - 9 December Field Marshal Sir Roland Christopher Gibbs GCB, CBE, DSO, MC, KStJ ( 22 June 1921 - 31 October Field Marshal Edwin Noel Westby Bramall Baron Bramall KG, GCB, OBE, MC, JP (born 18 December 1923 This article is about John Stanier a soldier For the drummer see John Stanier (drummer. Field Marshal Sir Nigel Thomas Bagnall GCB, CVO, MC ( 10 February 1927 - 8 April 2002) was Chief Field Marshal Sir John Lyon Chapple GCB, CBE (born 27 May 1931) was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of Field Marshal Peter Anthony Inge Baron Inge KG, GCB, PC, DL (born 5 August 1935) was the Chief of the General Charles Ronald Llewelyn Guthrie Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank, GCB, LVO, OBE, DL (born 17 November 1938 General Michael John Dawson Walker Baron Walker of Aldringham GCB CMG CBE ADC DL (born 7 July 1944 General Sir Michael David "Mike" Jackson GCB, CBE, DSO, DL, (born 21 March 1944) is a British General Sir Francis Richard Dannatt KCB CBE MC (born 23 December 1950) is the Chief of the General Staff The Chief of the Defence Staff ( CDS) is the professional head of the British Armed Forces. The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the Royal Navy and the whole Naval Service. The Chief of the Air Staff is the professional head of the Royal Air Force and a member of both the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Air Force Board.

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