Chief of General Staff (United Kingdom)

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Chief of General Staff ( Eng. Chief of the General Staff , CGS ) - the highest military position in the British Army . Established in 1904; in 1909–1964 was called the Chief of the Imperial General Staff ( CIGS )

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Chiefs of General Staff ( 1904-1908 )

Rank	Name	A photo	In the position	Notes
general	Sir		February 12, 1904 - April 2, 1908	^[one]
field marshal	Sir		April 2, 1908 - November 22, 1909	^[2]

Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff (1909-1964)

Rank	Name	In the position	Notes
field marshal	Sir	November 22, 1909 - March 15, 1912	^[3]
field marshal	Sir John french	March 15, 1912 - April 6, 1914	^[four]
general	Sir	April 6 - October 25, 1914	^[five]
lieutenant general	Sir	October 30, 1914 - September 26, 1915	^[6]
general	Sir Archibald Murray	September 26 - December 1915	^[7]
general	Sir William Robertson	December 23, 1915 - February 1918	^[eight]
Field Marshal	Sir Henry Hughes Wilson	February 19, 1918 - February 19, 1922	^[9]
Field Marshal	Sir Frederick Rudolf Lambert	February 19, 1922 - February 19, 1926	^[ten]
Field Marshal	Sir George Milne	February 19, 1926 - February 19, 1933	^[eleven]
Field Marshal	Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massingbird	February 1933 - February 1936	^[12]
Field Marshal	Sir Cyril Deverell	February 1936 - December 6, 1937	^[13]
General	John Standish Gort	December 6, 1937 - September 3, 1939	^[14]
General	Sir Edmund Ironside	September 3, 1939 - May 26, 1940	^[15]
Field Marshal	Sir John Greer Dill	May 26, 1940 - December 25, 1941	^[sixteen]
Field Marshal	Sir Alan Francis Brooke	December 25, 1941 - June 25, 1946	^[17]
Field Marshal	Sir Bernard Montgomery	June 25, 1946 - November 1, 1948	^[17] ^[18]
Field Marshal	Sir William Slim	November 1, 1948 - November 1, 1952	^[nineteen]
Field Marshal	Sir John harding	November 1, 1952 - September 29, 1955	^[20]
Field Marshal	Sir Gerald Temler	September 29, 1955 - September 29, 1958	^[21]
Field Marshal	Sir Francis Festing	September 29, 1958 - November 1, 1961	^[22]
Field Marshal	Sir Richard Hull	November 1, 1961 - April 1964	^[23] ^[24] ^[25]

Chiefs of General Staff (since 1964)

Rank	Name	In the position	Notes
Field Marshal	Sir Richard Hull	April 1964 - February 8, 1965
Field Marshal	Sir James cassels	February 8, 1965 - March 1, 1968	^[24]
Field Marshal	Sir Jeffrey baker	March 1, 1968 - April 1, 1971	^[26] ^[27] ^[28]
Field Marshal	Sir Michael carver	April 1, 1971 - July 19, 1973	^[29] ^[27]
General	Sir	July 19, 1973 - July 15, 1976	^[30] ^[31]
Field Marshal	Sir Roland Gibbs	July 15, 1976 - July 14, 1979	^[32] ^[33]
Field Marshal	Sir Edwin Bramalle	July 14, 1979 - August 1, 1982	^[34] ^[35] ^[36]
Field Marshal	Sir John Wilfred Stanier	August 1, 1982 - July 28, 1985	^[31] ^[37] ^[38]
Field Marshal	Sir Nigel Bagnall	June 28, 1985 - September 10, 1988	^[39]
Field Marshal	Sir John chapple	September 10, 1988 - February 14, 1992	^[40]
Field Marshal	Sir Peter Inge	February 14, 1992 - March 15, 1994	^[31] ^[41] ^[42]
General	Sir Charles Guthrie	March 15, 1994 - February 3, 1997	^[42] ^[43]
General	Sir	February 3, 1997 - April 17, 2000	^[44] ^[45]
General	Sir Michael walker	April 17, 2000 - February 1, 2003	^[46] ^[47] ^[48]
General	Sir Mike jackson	February 1, 2003 - August 29, 2006	^[49]
General	Sir Richard Dunnat	August 29, 2006 - August 28, 2009	^[50] ^[51]
General	Sir David Richards	August 28, 2009 - September 15, 2010	^[52] ^[53]
General	Sir	September 15, 2010 - September 5, 2014	^[54]
General	Sir	since September 5, 2014	^[55]

Notes

↑ № 27645, p. 939 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 27645 . - No. 27645 . - P. 939 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ №28125, p. 2567 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 28125 . - No. 28125 . - P. 2567 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ №28311, p. 8662 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 28311 . - No. 28311 . - P. 8662 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (Neopr.) . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. The appeal date is February 5, 2012.
↑ №28819, p. 3002 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 28,819 . - No. 28,819 . - P. 3002 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Sir James Wolfe-Murray (Undeclared) . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004). The appeal date is January 29, 2012.
↑ №29353, p. 10912 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 29353 . - No. 29353 . - P. 10912 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №29426, p. 120 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 29426 . - No. 29426 . - P. 120 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №30559, p. 2867 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 30559 . - No. 30559 . - P. 2867 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №32615, p. 1489 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 32615 . - No. 32615 . - P. 1489 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ №33134, p. 1242 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 33134 . - No. 33134 . - P. 1242 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Harris, JP Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Undefined) . Oxford University Press (2004). The appeal date is January 13, 2012.
↑ Pattern: Harvp
↑ №34464, p. 7917 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 34464 . - No. 34464 . - P. 7917 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside (Neopr.) . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. The appeal date is February 19, 2012.
↑ Appendix №34858, p. 3175 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 34858 . - No. 34858 . - P. 3175 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ ¹ ² Template: Harvp
↑ Pattern: Harvp
↑ William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (Neopr.) . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. The appeal date is February 19, 2012.
↑ Appendix №39689, p. 5863 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 39689 . - No. 39689 . - P. 5863 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №40598, p. 5555 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 40598 . - No. 40598 . - P. 5555 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №41508, p. 5954 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 41508 . - No. 41508 . - P. 5954 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №42503, p. 7925 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 42503 . - No. 42503 . - P. 7925 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ ¹ ² Appendix №43569, p. 1361 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 43569 . - No. 43569 . - P. 1361 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix No. 43712, p. 6717 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 43712 . - No. 43712 . - P. 6717 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №44539, p. 2655 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 44539 . - No. 44539 . - P. 2655 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ ¹ ² Appendix No. 45337, p. 3336 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 45337 . - No. 45337 . - P. 3336 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Constable of the Tower of London (Unreferenced) (inaccessible link) . Parliament.uk. The appeal date is March 12, 2011. Archived April 24, 2010.
↑ Appendix No. 46109, p. 12551 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 46109 . - No. 46109 . - P. 12551 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №46046, p. 9395 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 46046 . - No. 46046 . - P. 9395 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
² ¹ ² ³ General Sir Richard Dannatt (Unidentified) (unavailable link) . Historic Royal Palaces (5 February 2009). The appeal date is March 12, 2011. Archived January 1, 2011.
Mars Field Marshal Sir Roland Gibbs , The Daily Telegraph , Telegraph Media Group (2 November 2004). The appeal date is March 12, 2011.
↑ Appendix №46965, p. 9899 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 46965 . - No. 46965 . - P. 9899 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Lord Bramall (Neopr.) . parliament.uk. The appeal date is March 12, 2011. Archived December 27, 2010.
↑ Appendix №49142, p. 13571 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 49142 . - No. 49142 . - P. 13571 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №47916, p. 9695 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 47916 . - No. 47916 . - P. 9695 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
Mars Field Marshal Sir John Stanie , The Times , Times Newspapers Ltd (13 November 2007). The appeal date is March 12, 2011.
↑ Appendix №49069, p. 10134 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 49069 . - No. 49069 . - P. 10134 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №50226, p. 11147 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 50226 . - No. 50226 . - P. 11147 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №51467, p. 10255 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 51467 . - No. 51467 . - P. 10255 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №52838, p. 2789 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 52838 . - No. 52838 . - P. 2789 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ ¹ ² Appendix No. 53645, p. 5799 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 53645 . - No. 53645 . - P. 5799 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №54726, p. 4170 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 54726 . - No. 54726 . - P. 4170 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №54668, p. 1419 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 54668 . - No. 54668 . - P. 1419 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ №56294, p. 1001 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 56294 . - No. 56294 . - P. 1001 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №55823, p. 4372 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 55823 . - No. 55823 . - P. 4372 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №56992, p. 8463 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 56992 . - No. 56992 . - P. 8463 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ 2014 Birthday Honors for civilians (Neopr.) . Ministry of Defense (June 13, 2014). The appeal date is June 22, 2014.
↑ Appendix №56837, p. 1389 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 56837 . - No. 56837 . - P. 1389 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №58081, p. 11754 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 58081 . - No. 58081 . - P. 11754 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ №59144, p. 13209 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 59144 . - No. 59144 . - P. 13209 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №59177, p. 15384 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 59177 . - No. 59177 . - P. 15384 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №59593, p. 21039 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 59593 . - No. 59593 . - P. 21039 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix №59550, p. 18235 (Eng.) // London Gazette : Newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 59550 . - No. 59550 . - P. 18235 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
↑ Appendix No. 60984, p. 2 (eng.) // London Gazette : newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 60984 . - No. 60984 . - P. 2 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .