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Chief of the Defence Staff
Chief of the Defence Staff
Chef Defensiestaf
	Flag of the Chief of the Defence Staff
	Incumbent; Field Marshal Francis van Greyffenswerth; since 12 March 2016
	Ministry of National Defence; Atmoran Armed Forces
Abbreviation	CDS
Member of	Defence Council • Armed Forces Command • Privy Council
Reports to	Commander-in-Chief
Nominator	Defence Minister
Appointer	Commander-in-Chief
Term length	At Her Majesty's pleasure
First holder	Field Marshal Sijbrand van Manstein
Deputy	Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff

Latest revision as of 03:14, 4 September 2024

The Chief of the Defence Staff (Dutch: Chef Defensiestaf, CDS) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Atmoran Armed Forces and is the principal military advisor to the Commander-in-Chief, Chancellor, Defence Council, and the Minister of National Defence. On behalf of the Minister of National Defence, he is responsible for operational policy, strategic planning and for preparing and executing military operations carried out by the Armed forces.

Subordinate to the Chief of the Defence Staff are the commanders of the branches of the Armed Forces, the Chief of Spatial Operations, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, and Chief of the Marechaussee Staff, and the commanders of the Joint Support Service and Joint Medical Service.

Responsibilities

The main role of the Chief of Defence is as an intermediary between the Ministry of National Defence and the High Command of the Atmoran Armed Forces. He makes operational policy and is responsible to the Commander-in-Chief for military-strategic planning, operations and deployment of the Armed Forces. The Chief of the Defence Staff is the direct commanding officer of the commanders of the branches of the Armed forces.

History

List of Chiefs of the Defence Staff

No.	Chiefs of the Defence Staff	State	Took Office	Left Office	Time in Office	Defence branch
1	Field Marshal Baron Sijbrand van Manstein (1898–1987)	Brunswijk	18 May 1942	3 December 1943		Atmoran Army
2	Field Marshal Count Rembrandt Weygand van Metschendorp (1898–1987)	Saillune	3 December 1943	7 April 1948		Atmoran Army
2	Field Marshal Jonkheer Klaas van Corbach-Boesschen (1898–1987)	Rothenburg	7 April 1948	14 September 1956	3082 days	Atmoran Army
3	Grand Admiral Prince Jan-Pieter van Hossen (1907–1997)	Larsenburg	14 September 1956	7 March 1962	2000 days	Royal Atmoran Navy
4	Marshal of the Air Force Gerrit-Jan Koppelman (1909–2001)	Gallia	7 March 1962	27 October 1968	2426 days	Royal Atmoran Air Force
5	Field Marshal Percival Thomas L. Bridget, 16th Duke of Dalkeith ((1896–1979)	Lieseltania	27 October 1968	7 June 1973	1684 days	Atmoran Army
6	Grand Admiral Baron Mechiel van Koninenbeldt (1911-1976)	Huldenberg	7 June 1973	21 February 1976	989 days	Royal Atmoran Navy
7	Marshal of the Air Force Ridder Wouter Berendsen op de Schulenborg (1921-2012)	Guldenhof	21 February 1973	1 November 1979	1349 days	Royal Atmoran Air Force
8	Field Marshal Adolf Heusinger (1903-2016)	Brandenburg	1 November 1979	9 May 1986	2381 days	Atmoran Army
9	Grand Admiral Laurence DeWolff (1913-2008)	Brunswijk	9 May 1986	17 September 1991	1957 days	Royal Atmoran Navy
10	Marshal of the Air Force Jan-Bart Sijbrandse (1921-2026)	Gallia	17 September 1991	8 July 1999	2851 days	Royal Atmoran Air Force
11	Field Marshal Matthijs Ruitenbach (1957-2073)	Lieseltania	8 July 1999	26 October 2005	2302 days	Atmoran Army
12	Grand Admiral Count Arthur van Guderian (1964-2082)	Gallia	26 October 2005	3 March 2011	1954 days	Royal Atmoran Navy
13	Marshal of the Air Force Count Mannes van Loevezijn (born 1955)	Asvarre	3 March 2011	12 March 2016	1832 days	Royal Atmoran Air Force
14	H.Ill.H Field Marshal Francis van Greyffenswerth (born 1943)	Lieseltania	12 March 2016	Incumbent		Atmoran Army

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+| incumbent                = [[Field Marshal (Atmora)|Field Marshal]] [[Francis van Greyffenswerth]]
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 ! style="text-align:center; width:10%;"|Took Office
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 ! style="text-align:center"|[[File:Marshal Baron Manstein.jpeg|125px]]
 | style="text-align:center"|{{wpl|Field Marshal}} {{wpl|Baron}}<br>[[Sijbrand van Manstein]]<br><small>(1898–1987)
+| style="text-align:center"| [[File:Koninkrijk Brunswick.png|23px|border]] [[Brunswijk]]
 | style="text-align:center"|18 May 1942
+| style="text-align:center"|3 December 1943
+| style="text-align:center"|
+| style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Atmora|army}} [[Atmoran Army]]
+|-
+! style="text-align:center"|2
+! style="text-align:center"|[[File:PORTRAIT H42956 (cropped).jpg|125px]]
+| style="text-align:center"|{{wpl|Field Marshal}} {{wpl|Count}}<br>[[Rembrandt Weygand van Metschendorp]]<br><small>(1898–1987)
+| style="text-align:center"| [[File:Flag_of_Galicia_and_Lodomeria_(1849-1890).svg|23px|border]] [[Saillune]]
+| style="text-align:center"|3 December 1943
 | style="text-align:center"|7 April 1948
-| style="text-align:center"|2151 days
+| style="text-align:center"|
 | style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Atmora|army}} [[Atmoran Army]]
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 ! style="text-align:center"|[[File:Heer Corbach-Boesschen.jpg|125px]]
 | style="text-align:center"|{{wpl|Field Marshal}} {{wpl|Jonkheer}}<br>[[Klaas van Corbach-Boesschen]]<br><small>(1898–1987)
+| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Flag of Rothenburg.png|23px|border]] [[Rothenburg]]
 | style="text-align:center"|7 April 1948
 | style="text-align:center"|14 September 1956
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 ! style="text-align:center"|[[File:William Veazie Pratt.jpg|125px]]
 | style="text-align:center"|{{wpl|Grand Admiral}} {{wpl|Prince}}<br>[[Jan-Pieter van Hossen]]<br><small>(1907–1997)
+| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Flag of Laurentia.png|23px|border]] [[Larsenburg]]
 | style="text-align:center"|14 September 1956
 | style="text-align:center"|7 March 1962
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 | style="text-align:center"|{{wpl|Marshal of the Air Force}}<br>[[Gerrit-Jan Koppelman]]<br><small>(1909–2001)
+| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Flag_of_Gallia.png|23px|border]] [[Gallia]]
 | style="text-align:center"|7 March 1962
 | style="text-align:center"|27 October 1968
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 ! style="text-align:center"|[[File:Traversclarke.jpg|125px]]
 | style="text-align:center"|{{wpl|Field Marshal}} <br>[[Percival L. Bridget, 16th Duke of Dalkeith|Percival Thomas L. Bridget,<br>16th Duke of Dalkeith]]<br><small>((1896–1979)
+| style="text-align:center"|[[File:IMG 0785.PNG|23px|border]] [[Lieseltania]]
 | style="text-align:center"|27 October 1968
 | style="text-align:center"|7 June 1973
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 ! style="text-align:center"|[[File:Henk van den Breemen.jpg|125px]]
 | style="text-align:center"|[[Grand Admiral (Atmora)|Grand Admiral]] {{wpl|Baron}}<br>[[Mechiel van Koninenbeldt]]<br><small>(1911-1976)
+| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Koninkrijk Huldenburg-Achel.png|23px|border]] [[Huldenberg]]
 | style="text-align:center"|7 June 1973
 | style="text-align:center"|21 February 1976
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 ! style="text-align:center"|[[File:Robbie Wijting.jpg|125px]]
 | style="text-align:center"|{{wpl|Marshal of the Air Force}} {{wpl|Ridder}}<br>[[Wouter Berendsen op de Schulenborg]]<br><small>(1921-2012)
+| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Flag of Guldenhof.png|23px|border]] [[Guldenhof]]
 | style="text-align:center"|21 February 1973
 | style="text-align:center"|1 November 1979
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 ! style="text-align:center"|[[File:Guy Simonds e010786106-v8.jpg|125px]]
 | style="text-align:center"|{{wpl|Field Marshal}}<br>[[Adolf Heusinger]]<br><small>(1903-2016)
+| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Flagge Großherzogtum Baden (1891–1918).svg|23px|border]] [[Brandenburg]]
 | style="text-align:center"|1 November 1979
 | style="text-align:center"|9 May 1986
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 ! style="text-align:center"|[[File:Harry DeWolf.png|125px]]
 | style="text-align:center"|[[Grand Admiral (Atmora)|Grand Admiral]]<br>[[Laurence DeWolff]]<br>(1913-2008)
+| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Koninkrijk Brunswick.png|23px|border]] [[Brunswijk]]
 | style="text-align:center"|9 May 1986
 | style="text-align:center"|17 September 1991
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 ! style="text-align:center"|[[File:Dermot Boyle.jpg|125px]]
 | style="text-align:center"|{{wpl|Marshal of the Air Force}}<br>[[Jan-Bart Sijbrandse]]<br><small>(1921-2026)
+| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Flag of Gallia.png|23px|border]] [[Gallia]]
 | style="text-align:center"|17 September 1991
 | style="text-align:center"|8 July 1999
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 ! style="text-align:center"|[[File:Kacee Vasudeva and Lieutenant General Peter Devlin, CMM, MSC, CD (cropped).JPG|125px]]
 | style="text-align:center"|{{wpl|Field Marshal}}<br>[[Matthijs Ruitenbach]]<br><small>(1957-2073)
+| style="text-align:center"|[[File:IMG 0785.PNG|23px|border]] [[Lieseltania]]
 | style="text-align:center"|8 July 1999
 | style="text-align:center"|26 October 2005
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 ! style="text-align:center"|[[File:090413-N-8732C-036 First Sea Lord Jonathon Band (cropped).jpg|125px]]
 | style="text-align:center"|[[Grand Admiral (Atmora)|Grand Admiral]] {{Wpl|Count}}<br>[[Arthur van Guderian]]<br>(1964-2082)
+| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Flag of Gallia.png|23px|border]] [[Gallia]]
 | style="text-align:center"|26 October 2005
 | style="text-align:center"|3 March 2011
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 ! style="text-align:center"|[[File:AVM_Gavin_Parker.jpg|125px]]
 | style="text-align:center"|{{wpl|Marshal of the Air Force}} {{wpl|Count}}<br>[[Mannes van Loevezijn]]<br><small>(born 1955)
+| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Flag of Asvarre.png|23px|border]] [[Asvarre]]
 | style="text-align:center"|3 March 2011
 | style="text-align:center"|12 March 2016
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 ! style="text-align:center"| [[File:Flynt de Smit, 1st Marquess of Kesteven.jpg|125px]]
-| style="text-align:center"| {{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|(born 1943)}}
+| style="text-align:center"| {{wpl|Illustrious Highness|H.Ill.H}} [[Field Marshal (Atmora)|Field Marshal]]<br/>[[Francis van Greyffenswerth]]<br/>{{small|(born 1943)}}
+| style="text-align:center"|[[File:IMG 0785.PNG|23px|border]] [[Lieseltania]]
 | style="text-align:center"| 12 March 2016
 | style="text-align:center"| ''Incumbent''

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