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! style="text-align:center; width:35%;"|Chief of the Defence Staff | ! style="text-align:center; width:35%;"|Chief of the Defence Staff | ||
! style="text-align:center; width:10%;"|Took Office | ! style="text-align:center; width:10%;"|Took Office | ||
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! style="text-align:center"|[[File:Traversclarke.jpg|125px]] | ! style="text-align:center"|[[File:Traversclarke.jpg|125px]] | ||
| style="text-align:center"|{{wpl|Field Marshal}} <br>[[Percival L. Bridget, 13th Duke of Dalkeith|Percival Thomas L. Bridget,<br>13th Duke of Dalkeith]]<br><small>(1911- | | style="text-align:center"|{{wpl|Field Marshal}} <br>[[Percival L. Bridget, 13th Duke of Dalkeith|Percival Thomas L. Bridget,<br>13th Duke of Dalkeith]]<br><small>(1911-2013) | ||
| style="text-align:center"|27 October 1968 | | style="text-align:center"|27 October 1968 | ||
| style="text-align:center"|7 June 1973 | | style="text-align:center"|7 June 1973 | ||
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| style="text-align:center"|{{wpl|Marshak of the Air Force}} {{wpl|Ridder}}<br>[[Wouter Berendsen op de Schulenborg]]<br><small>(1921- | | style="text-align:center"|{{wpl|Marshak of the Air Force}} {{wpl|Ridder}}<br>[[Wouter Berendsen op de Schulenborg]]<br><small>(1921-2012) | ||
| style="text-align:center"|7 June 1973 | | style="text-align:center"|7 June 1973 | ||
| style="text-align:center"|1 November 1979 | | style="text-align:center"|1 November 1979 | ||
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| style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Atmora|iaf}} [[Imperial Atmoran Air Force]] | | style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Atmora|iaf}} [[Imperial Atmoran Air Force]] | ||
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! style="text-align:center"| | ! 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"|1 November 1979 | |||
| style="text-align:center"|9 May 1986 | |||
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| style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Atmora|army}} [[Atmoran Army]] | |||
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| style="text-align:center"|[[Grand Admiral (Atmora)|Grand Admiral]]<br>[[Laurence DeWolff]]<br>(1913-2008) | |||
| style="text-align:center"|9 May 1986 | |||
| style="text-align:center"|17 September 1991 | |||
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| style="text-align:center"|{{wpl|Marshal of the Air Force}}<br>[[Jan-Bart Sijbrandse]]<br><small>(1921-2026) | |||
| style="text-align:center"|17 September 1991 | |||
| style="text-align:center"|8 July 1999 | |||
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| style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Atmora|iaf}} [[Imperial Atmoran Air Force]] | |||
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| style="text-align:center"|8 July 1999 | |||
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| style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Atmora|army}} [[Atmoran Army]] | |||
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Revision as of 22:47, 10 March 2020
| Chief of the Defence Staff | |
|---|---|
| Chef Defensiestaf | |
 Flag of the Chief of the Defence Staff | |
| Department of National Defence | |
| Member of | Defence Council • Chiefs of Staff Committe • Privy Council • High Command |
| 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 |
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, Prime Minister, 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.
