Chief of the General Staff
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The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) is a post in many armed forces
(militaries
), the head of the military staff.
See also:
Armed forces
The armed forces of a country are its government-sponsored defense, fighting forces, and organizations. They exist to further the foreign and domestic policies of their governing body, and to defend that body and the nation it represents from external aggressors. In some countries paramilitary...
(militaries
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
), the head of the military staff.
See also:
- Chief of the General Staff (Australia) (prior to 1997; now Chief of Army)
- Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed ForcesGeneral Staff of Azerbaijani Armed ForcesThe General Staff of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan Republic is the military staff of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. It is the central organ of the Armed Forces Administration and oversees operational management of the armed forces under the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic.The Chief of...
- Chief of the General Staff (Bangladesh) (since April 1972)
- Chief of the General Staff (Kingdom of Bavaria)Chief of the General Staff (Kingdom of Bavaria)The Chief of the General Staff of the Bavarian army was the military leader of the armed forces in the Kingdom of Bavaria.- Names of the General Staff of the Army commanders :...
(prior to 1878 known as Generalquartiermeister/Quartermaster General) - Chief of the General Staff (Canada)Chief of the General Staff (Canada)The Chief of the General Staff was the most senior member of the Canadian Army from 1904 until 1964 when the appointment became Commander, Mobile Command with the unification of Canada's military forces. The position was renamed Chief of the Land Staff in 1993....
(prior to the 1964 military reorganization; now Chief of the Land Staff) - Chief of the General Staff (Croatia)
- Chief of the General Staff (Germany) (1871-1919)
- Chief of the General Staff (Hungary)
- Chief of the General Staff (Israel) (usually known by its Hebrew abbreviation Ramatkal)
- Chief of the General Staff (Kenya)Chief of the General Staff (Kenya)The Chief of The General staff is the highest ranking military officer in the Kenya Armed forces and the principal military adviser to the President of the Republic of Kenya and the National Security Council. The CGS outranks all respective heads of each service branch and has operational command...
- Chief of the General Staff (North Korea)
- Chief of the General Staff (Pakistan)
- Chief of the General Staff (Poland)
- Chief of the General Staff (Prussia) (1808-1871)
- Chief of the General Staff (Romania)
- Chief of the General Staff (Russia)Chief of the General Staff (Russia)The Chief of the General Staff is the chief of staff of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. He is appointed by the President of Russia, who is the commander-in-chief. The position dates to the period of the Russian Empire...
- Chief of the General Staff (Serbia)Chief of the General Staff (Serbia)The Chief of the General Staff is the Chief of the General Staff of the Military of Serbia. He is appointed by the President of Serbia, who is the commander-in-chief. The position dates to the period of the Principality of Serbia The current Chief of the General Staff is Lt...
- Chief of the General Staff (Turkey)
- Chief of the General Staff (Ukraine)Chief of the General Staff (Ukraine)The Chief of the General Staff is the chief of staff of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He is appointed by the President of Ukraine. If the Minister of Ukraine is a civilian the Chief of the General Staff becomes the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces...
- Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)Chief of the General Staff 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 known as Chief of the Imperial General Staff) - Chief of the General Staff (Vietnam)General Staff (Vietnam People's Army)General Staff is the commanding and managing organization of the Vietnam People's Army, the paramilitary forces, militia and other activities relating to defence of Vietnam. The General Staff was established on September 7, 1945, right after the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam,...
- Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslav People's ArmyChief of the General Staff of Yugoslav People's ArmyThe Chief of the General Staff was the chief of staff of the General Staff of Yugoslav People's Army. He was appointed by the President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, who was the commander-in-chief.The first Chief of the General Staff was Lt...
(1945-1992, renamed Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1989)
See also
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffChairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffThe Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the highest ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces, and is the principal military adviser to the President of the United States, the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council and the Secretary of Defense...
(United States) - Chief of the Defence Staff (disambiguation)
- Chief of Army Staff (disambiguation)
- Chief of the Air Staff (disambiguation)
- Chief of the Naval Staff (disambiguation)
- Chief of staffChief of StaffThe title, chief of staff, identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a Principal Staff Officer , who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide to an important individual, such as a president.In general, a chief of...