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| {{wpl|General}}<br/>'''Sir [[Cecil M. Romer]]'''<br/>{{small|(1793–1867)}}
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| {{wpl|General}}<br/>'''Sir [[Archibald H. Hildyard]]'''<br/>{{small|(1824–1891)}}
| 24 February 1867
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| {{wpl|Royal Highness|HRH}} [[Field Marshal (Atmora)|Field Marshal]]<br/>'''[[Prince Boudewijn of Guldenhof]]'''<br/>{{small|(1808–1903)}}
| 9 November 1876
| 17 March 1903
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| {{wpl|Illustrious Highness|H.Ill.H}} {{wpl|Lieutenant General}}<br/>'''[[Adolf Gustaaf  Taye, 4th Marquesss of Becelaere|Adolf Gustaaf Taye,<br/> 4th Marquesss of Becelaere]]'''<br/>{{small|(1835–1911)}}
| 17 March 1903
| 5 July 1908
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| [[Field Marshal (Atmora)|Field Marshal]] {{wpl|Baron}}<br/>'''[[Hubrecht Gustaaf van Metcalfe tot Metcalfe|Hubrecht Gustaaf van<br/>Metcalfe tot Metcalfe]]'''<br/>{{small|(1855–1926)}}
| 5 July 1908
| 28 September 1912
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| [[Field Marshal (Atmora)|Field Marshal]]<br/>'''[[Winston G. Currie]]'''<br/>{{small|(1859–1936)}}
| 28 September 1912
| 15 August 1929
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| {{wpl|General}}<br>'''[[Sebastiaan de Jong]]'''<br/>{{small|(1865–1940)}}
| 15 August 1929
| 18 November 1935
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| {{wpl|General}}<br>'''[[Leendert Giskes]]'''<br/>{{small|(1879–1946)}}
| 18 November 1935
| 3 April 1939
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| [[Field Marshal (Atmora)|Field Marshal]] {{wpl|Baron}}<br/>'''[[Sijbrand van Manstein]]'''<br/>{{small|(1898–1987)}}
| 3 April 1939
| 7 April 1948
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| [[Field Marshal (Atmora)|Field Marshal]]<br/>'''[[Klaas van Beijnheim]]'''<br/>{{small|(1892–1966)}}
| 7 April 1948
| 22 January 1956
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| [[Field Marshal (Atmora)|Field Marshal]]<br/>'''[[Charlie Hargreave]]'''<br/>{{small|(1903–1978)}}
| 22 January 1956
| 20 March 1961
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|  {{wpl|Highness|His Highness}} [[Field Marshal (Atmora)|Field Marshal]]<br/>'''[[Percival Thomas L. Bridget, 16th Duke of Dalkeith|Percival Thomas L. Bridget,<br/> 16th Duke of Dalkeith]]'''<br/>{{small|(1896–1979)}}
| 20 March 1961
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| {{wpl|General}}<br/>'''[[Lewis M. Montgomery]]'''<br/>{{small|(1917–2003)}}
| 27 October 1968
| 28 February 1980
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| {{wpl|General}}<br/>'''[[Sebastiaan Menkveld]]'''<br/>{{small|(1924–2011)}}
| 28 February 1980
| 18 March 1991
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| {{wpl|Highness|His Highness}} [[Field Marshal (Atmora)|Field Marshal]]<br/>'''[[Oliver Alexander L. Bridget, 17th Duke of Dalkeith|Oliver Alexander L. Bridget,<br/> 17th Duke of Dalkeith]]'''<br/>{{small|(1920–2006)}}
| 18 March 1991
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| {{wpl|General}}<br>'''[[Gerard Elliott Trusaǔ]]'''
| 29 May 2003
| 17 September 2016
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| {{wpl|General}}<br>'''[[Mathijs Hommeltenkamp]]'''
| 17 September 2016
| 9 May 2025
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| {{wpl|General}}<br>'''[[Jurrian Hoekerswever]]'''
| 9 May 2025
| 17 September 2032
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| [[Field Marshal (Atmora)|Field Marshal]]<br>'''[[David ter Mor]]'''
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| [[Field Marshal (Atmora)|Field Marshal]]<br/>'''[[Sofia Marysa Dunford]]'''<br/>{{small|(1962-2073)}}
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| {{wpl|Illustrious Highness|H.Ill.H}} [[Field Marshal (Atmora)|Field Marshal]]<br/>'''[[Flynt de Smit, 1st Marquess of Kesteven|Flynt Wyatt de Smit,<br/>1st Marquess of Kesteven]]'''<br/>{{small|(1991-2082)}}
| {{wpl|Illustrious Highness|H.Ill.H}} [[Field Marshal (Atmora)|Field Marshal]]<br/>'''[[Flynt de Smit, 1st Marquess of Kesteven|Flynt Wyatt de Smit,<br/>1st Marquess of Kesteven]]'''<br/>{{small|(1991-2082)}}
| 27 September 2054
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| [[Field Marshal (Atmora)|Field Marshal]]<br/>'''Sir [[Edmund A. Foulkes]]'''
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| {{wpl|General (military)|General}}<br/>'''Sir [[Michael C. Milne]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 2003)}}
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| [[Field Marshal (Atmora)|Field Marshal]] {{wpl|Baron}}<br/>'''[[Jan-Hendrik van Metselaar]]'''

Revision as of 04:51, 23 July 2020

Chief of the Imperial General Staff
Chef der Keizerlijke Generale Staf
CIGS/CKGS
Flag of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff.png
Flag of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff
Lord Jan-Hendrik Metselaar.jpg
Incumbent
Field Marshal Baron Jan-Hendrik van Metselaar
since 17 September 2088
Department of National Defence
Member ofImperial High Command
Privy Council
Reports toChief of the Defence Staff
AppointerHenrietta II
Term lengthAt Her Imperial Majesty's Pleasure
DeputyDeputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff
Websitewww.cigs-bkls.mil.atm

The Chief of the Imperial General Staff (Iravian: Chef der Keizerlijke Generale Staf)

History

Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Time in office
Chiefs of the General Staff
1 Grossherzog Friedrich I von Baden 1900.jpg His Highness Field Marshal
Harold Bernard L. Bridget,
12th Duke of Dalkeith

(1747–1823)
6 December 1812 27 May 1823 10 years, 173 days
2 Feldmarschall Friedrich von Wrangel.jpg His Highness Field Marshal
Claus Emiel Nijmeijer,
1st Duke of Teschen

(1765–1846)
27 May 1823 7 June 1831
3 George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, from the National Gallery of Canada.jpg Field Marshal Baron
Marcel van Scharnhorst
(1784–1858)
7 June 1831 13 March 1845
4 Roland Hill 1819.jpg General Jonkheer
Sijbrand van Weissenburg
(1798–1871)
13 March 1845 7 September 1854
5 Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey by William Salter.jpg General
Sir Cecil M. Romer
(1793–1867)
7 September 1854 24 February 1867
6 Henryhardinge.jpg General
Sir Archibald H. Hildyard
(1824–1891)
24 February 1867 9 November 1876
7 George 2nd Cambridge.png HRH Field Marshal
Prince Boudewijn of Guldenhof
(1808–1903)
9 November 1876 17 March 1903
8 Viscount Gough.jpg H.Ill.H Lieutenant General
Adolf Gustaaf Taye,
4th Marquesss of Becelaere

(1835–1911)
17 March 1903 5 July 1908
8 Gen John Bates.jpg Field Marshal Baron
Hubrecht Gustaaf van
Metcalfe tot Metcalfe

(1855–1926)
5 July 1908 28 September 1912
9 General Sir William Wyllie.jpg Field Marshal
Winston G. Currie
(1859–1936)
28 September 1912 15 August 1929
Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff
10 William W. Wotherspoon.jpg General
Sebastiaan de Jong
(1865–1940)
15 August 1929 18 November 1935
11 General Lord Roberts AKA "Bobs" (25136980491).jpg General
Leendert Giskes
(1879–1946)
18 November 1935 3 April 1939
12 Marshal Baron Manstein.jpeg Field Marshal Baron
Sijbrand van Manstein
(1898–1987)
3 April 1939 7 April 1948
13 Major-general D a H Graham, Cbe, Dso, Mc - 51st Highland Division Art.IWMARTLD3678.jpg Field Marshal
Klaas van Beijnheim
(1892–1966)
7 April 1948 22 January 1956
14 Leslie Chasemore Hollis.jpg Field Marshal
Charlie Hargreave
(1903–1978)
22 January 1956 20 March 1961
15 Traversclarke.jpg His Highness Field Marshal
Percival Thomas L. Bridget,
16th Duke of Dalkeith

(1896–1979)
20 March 1961 27 October 1968
16 File:Generalmauricechilton.jpg General
Lewis M. Montgomery
(1917–2003)
27 October 1968 28 February 1980
17 General Sir George J Giffard.png General
Sebastiaan Menkveld
(1924–2011)
28 February 1980 18 March 1991
18 17th Duke of Dalkeith.jpg His Highness Field Marshal
Oliver Alexander L. Bridget,
17th Duke of Dalkeith

(1920–2006)
18 March 1991 29 May 2003
19 Walter Natynczyk.png General
Gerard Elliott Trusaǔ
29 May 2003 17 September 2016
20 General Sir Nick Parker (8674855378) (cropped).jpg General
Mathijs Hommeltenkamp
17 September 2016 9 May 2025
21 ABF Chelsea Pensioners carols (Adrian Bradshaw cropped).jpg General
Jurrian Hoekerswever
9 May 2025 17 September 2032
22 File:Alastair Bruce of Crionaich 2019 (cropped).jpg Field Marshal
David ter Mor
17 September 2032 19 May 2037
23 Ellen Dunford, 1st Countess Dunford.png Field Marshal
Sofia Marysa Dunford
(1962-2073)
19 May 2037 27 September 2046
24 Flynt de Smit, 1st Marquess of Kesteven.jpg H.Ill.H Field Marshal
Flynt Wyatt de Smit,
1st Marquess of Kesteven

(1991-2082)
27 September 2046 7 January 2077
25 General Sir Philip Chetwode.jpg Field Marshal
Sir Edmund A. Foulkes
7 January 2077 6 June 2082
26 Sir Christopher Deverell.jpg General
Sir Michael C. Milne
(born 2003)
6 June 2082 17 September 2088
27 Lord Jan-Hendrik Metselaar.jpg Field Marshal Baron
Jan-Hendrik van Metselaar
17 September 2088 Incumbent

See also

Other service chiefs