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| The '''Deputy Commander Land Forces''' is a senior British Army officer who serves as deputy to the ]. Formerly designated '''Commander Field Army''' (CFA) he had command over the ''Deployable Divisions'' of the ] i.e. those divisions on full strength. |
The '''Deputy Commander Land Forces''' is a senior British Army officer who serves as deputy to the ]. Formerly designated '''Commander Field Army''' (CFA) he had command over the ''Deployable Divisions'' of the ] i.e. those divisions on full strength. | ||
| ==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
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| ==Recent Deputy Commanders (Reserves)== | ==Recent Deputy Commanders (Reserves)== | ||
| Recent Commanders for the Reserves have been: | Recent Commanders for the Reserves have been: | ||
| *2011-2012 Major-General ]<ref> Ministry of Defence |
*2011-2012 Major-General ]<ref> Ministry of Defence {{dead link|date=July 2013}}</ref> | ||
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*2012–Present Major-General ]<ref></ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 11:05, 17 July 2014
The Deputy Commander Land Forces is a senior British Army officer who serves as deputy to the Commander Land Forces. Formerly designated Commander Field Army (CFA) he had command over the Deployable Divisions of the British Army i.e. those divisions on full strength.
Structure
The UK Field Army was first established in 1982 when the Deputy Commander-in-Chief at UK Land Forces was designated Commander of that formation. In 1995 the designation changed to Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Land Command. The Field Army was re-established in 2003, under the LANDmark reorganisation. The Commander of the Field Army had two deployable Divisions (1st Armoured Division and 3rd Mechanised Division), HQ 6th Division, Theatre Troops, Joint Helicopter Command, and Training Support under him. The post of Commander Field Army ceased to exist from 1 November 2011 following a major army command reorganisation. The post of Deputy Commander Land Forces was recreated again in January 2012.
Recent Deputy Commanders
Recent Commanders have been:
Deputy Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces
- 1972-1973 Lieutenant-General Sir Frank King
- 1973-1976 Lieutenant-General Sir Allan Taylor
- 1976-1977 Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Beach
- 1977-1980 Lieutenant-General Sir Peter Hudson
- 1980-1982 Lieutenant-General Sir Frank Kitson
Commander UK Field Army
- 1982-1984 Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Burgess
- 1984-1987 Lieutenant-General Sir John Akehurst
- 1987-1990 Lieutenant-General Sir David Ramsbotham
- 1990-1993 Lieutenant-General Sir Michael Wilkes
- 1993-1994 Lieutenant-General Sir Michael Rose
- 1994-1995 Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Swinburn
Deputy Commander-in-Chief Land Command
- 1995-1997 Lieutenant-General Sir Hew Pike
- 1997-2001 Lieutenant-General Sir Jack Deverell
Commander Field Army
- 2001-2003 Lieutenant-General Sir Cedric Delves
- 2003-2005 Lieutenant-General Sir Redmond Watt
- 2005-2007 Lieutenant-General Robin Brims
- 2007-2009 Lieutenant-General Sir Graeme Lamb
- 2009-2011 Lieutenant-General Sir Barney White-Spunner
Deputy Commander Land Forces
- 2011-2012 Lieutenant-General Nick Carter
- 2012- Vacant
Recent Deputy Commanders (Reserves)
Recent Commanders for the Reserves have been:
- 2011-2012 Major-General The Duke of Westminster
- 2012–Present Major-General Ranald Munro
References
- Lt Col Richard Quinlan, R Signals, HQ Theatre Troops, in News From Formations, The Wire, April 2003, p.127
- Army Command reorganization Defence Marketing Intelligence, 10 November 2011
- ^ Army Commands
- First ever two star post created Ministry of Defence
- Defence Medical Welfare Service: Patrons