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Revision as of 19:07, 6 September 2010 by Dylan Flaherty (talk | contribs) (last one)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Commander Field Army (CFA) has command over the Deployable Divisions of the British Army i.e. those divisions on full strength. The post is held by a Lieutenant General and is based at HQ Land Forces.
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 has two deployable Divisions (1st Armoured Division and 3rd Mechanised Division), HQ 6th Division, Theatre Troops, Joint Helicopter Command, and Training Support under him.
Recent Commanders
Recent Commanders have been:
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
Field Army
- 2002-2003 Lieutenant General Sir CNG Delves
- 2003-2005 Lieutenant General Sir R Watt
- 2005-2007 Lieutenant General RV Brims
- 2007-2009 Lieutenant General Sir G Lamb
- 2009-present Lieutenant General BWB White-Spunner
References
- Lt Col Richard Quinlan, R Signals, HQ Theatre Troops, in News From Formations, The Wire, April 2003, p.127
- Regiments.org
- Whitaker's Almanacks