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* Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( United States) *

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Chief of General Staff (Afghanistan) The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces ( ps, د افغانستان د ملي اردو لوی درستیز) is the highest-ranking military officer in the military of Afghanistan (currently the Islamic Emirate Armed Forces), who is responsible fo ...

* Chief of the General Staff (Albania) *

Chief of the General Staff (Armenia) The Chief of the General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces ( hy, ՀՀ Զինված ուժերի Գլխավոր շտաբի պետ, HH Zinvats uzheri Glkhavor shtabi pet) is the highest-ranking military officer of the Armed Forces of Armenia, who is ...

* Chief of the General Staff (Australia) *

Chief of the General Staff (Austria) The Chief of the Austrian General Staff (german: Chef des Generalstabes des Bundesheeres) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Austrian Armed Forces and is responsible for maintaining control over the service branches. List of chiefs of ...

Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan Republic ( az, Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələri Baş Qərargahı) is the military staff of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. It is the central organ of the Armed Forces Administration ...

Chief of the General Staff (Kingdom of Bavaria) The Chief of the General Staff (German: ''Chef des Generalstabes der Armee'') of the Bavarian army was the military leader of the armed forces in the Kingdom of Bavaria. Names of the General Staff of the Army commanders * ''Generalquartiermeiste ...

* Chief of the General Staff (Bulgaria) * Chief of the General Staff (Canada) *

Chief of the General Staff (Republic of China) The Chief of the General Staff ( zh, 參謀總長) is the chief of defence of the Republic of China Armed Forces in Taiwan. List of officeholders See also * Republic of China Armed Forces The Republic of ...

* Chief of the General Staff (Croatia) *

Chief of the General Staff (Czech Republic) The Chief of the General Staff ( cs, Náčelník Generálního štábu) is the highest-ranking and most senior military officer of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. He is appointed by the President of the Czech Republic, who is the comma ...

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* Chief of the General Staff (Denmark) *

Chief of the General Staff (Egypt) The Chief of the General Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces ( arz, رئيس أركان حرب القوات المسلحة, Rayiys 'arkan harb alquaat almusalaha) is second in command after the Minister of Defense and the President. He usually hol ...

Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia) The Chief of General Staff ( am, የኢትዮጵያ ጦር ኃይሎች ጠቅላይ ሹም, Ye’ītiyop’iya t’ori ḫayilochi t’ek’ilayi shumi) is the professional head of the Ethiopian National Defense Force. The chief is responsible f ...

Chief of General Staff (Georgia) The Chief of General Staff of Georgian Defense Forces ( ka, საქართველოს თავდაცვის ძალების გენერალური შტაბის უფროსი, tr) is a high-ranking officer in ...

Chief of the General Staff (Germany) The German General Staff, originally the Prussian General Staff and officially the Great General Staff (german: Großer Generalstab), was a full-time body at the head of the Prussian Army and later, the German Army, responsible for the continuou ...

* Chief of the General Staff (Hungary) *

Chief of the General Staff (India) The Chief of the General Staff, India was a senior military commander in the British Indian Army from 1906 to 1947, and in the independent Indian Army from 1947 until 1965. History During British rule, the Chief of the General Staff, India assi ...

Chief of the General Staff (Israel) The Chief of the General Staff, also known as the Commander-in-Chief of the Israel Defense Forces (, abbreviated ''Ramatkal''—), is the supreme commander and head of the Israel Defense Forces. The current Chief of the General Staff is Aviv Koch ...

Chief of the General Staff (Iraq) The chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iraq () is the chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iraq. He is appointed by the Prime Minister of Iraq, who is the commander-in-chief. The position dates to the period of the In ...

Chief of the General Staff (Kazakhstan) The Chief of the General Staff of the Kazakh Armed Forces ( kk, Қазақстан Қарулы Күштері Бас штабының бастығы, Qazaqstan Qarýly Kúshteri Bas shtabynyń bastyǵy; russian: Начальник Генерал� ...

Chief of the General Staff (Kenya) The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Kenya Defence Forces and the principal military adviser to the President of Kenya and the National Security Council. The CDF outranks all respective heads of each se ...

* Chief of the General Staff (Kyrgyzstan) *

Chief of the General Staff (Kuwait) The General Staff H.Q. of the Kuwait Army ( ar, رئاسة الأركان العامة للجيش الكويتي) redesignated in 1953 following formation in 1949, is a management department of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces, the national military of ...

* Chief of the General Staff (Republic of Macedonia) * Chief of the General Staff (Moldova) *

Chief of the General Staff (Montenegro) The Chief of the General Staff (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: Начелник Генералштаба / ''Načelnik Generalštaba'') is the Chief of staff, chief of the General Staff (Montenegro), General Staff and Armed Forces of Montenegr ...

Chief of the General Staff (North Korea) The General Staff Department (GSD) of the Korean People's Army (KPA) is the senior military leadership of the armed forces of North Korea responsible for its administrative, operational and logistical needs. The current Chief of the General Staff ...

Chief of General Staff (Pakistan) Chief of General Staff (abbreviated as CGS) is the most coveted position within the Pakistan Army after that of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Although four-star Chief of Army Staff (COAS) is the head of the land forces, CGS is "the organisat ...

Chief of the General Staff (Poland) Polish General Staff, formally known as the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces (Polish: ''Sztab Generalny Wojska Polskiego'') is the highest professional body within the Polish Armed Forces. Organizationally, it is an integral part of the Mi ...

* Chief of the General Staff (Portugal) *

Chief of the General Staff (Prussia) The German General Staff, originally the Prussian General Staff and officially the Great General Staff (german: Großer Generalstab), was a full-time body at the head of the Prussian Army and later, the German Army, responsible for the continuou ...

Chief of the General Staff (Russia) The Chief of the General Staff (russian: Начальник Генерального штаба) is the head of the General Staff and the highest ranking officer of the Russian Armed Forces or is also the senior-most uniformed military officer. H ...

* Chief of the General Staff (Romania) *

Chief of the General Staff (Serbia) The Chief of the Serbian Armed Forces General Staff ( sr, Начелник Генералштаба Војске Србије, Načelnik Generalštaba Vojske Srbije) is the chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces. The Chief of th ...

* Chief of the General Staff (Slovakia) *

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Chief of the General Staff (Sweden) The Chief of the General Staff ( sv, Chefen för generalstaben, CGst, or ''Generalstabschef'') was from 1873 to 1937 the second most senior member of the Swedish Army (after the King of Sweden) and headed the General Staff. The position was held b ...

* Chief of the General Staff (Taiwan) * Chief of the General Staff (Tajikistan) *

Chief of the General Staff (Transnistria) The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublika (russian: Начальник Главного штаба Вооруженных Сил Приднестровской Молдавской Респу ...

* Chief of the General Staff (Republic of Turkey) *

Chief of the General Staff (Turkmenistan) The Chief of the General Staff of Turkmen Armed Forces ( tk, Türkmenistanyň Ýaragly Güýçleriniň Baş ştabynyň başlygy, italic=yes) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, who is responsible for maint ...

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Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom) The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) has been the title of the professional head of the British Army since 1964. The CGS is a member of both the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Army Board. Prior to 1964, the title was Chief of the Imperial G ...

Chief of the General Staff (Vietnam) The Chief of the General Staff (Vietnamese: Tổng tham mưu trưởng) is the chief of staff of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, General Staff of the People's Army of Vietnam. The Chief of the General Staff performs the task of ad ...

Chief of the General Staff (Yugoslavia) The Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslavia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Начелник Генералштаба, Načelnik Generalštaba; sl, Načelnik Generalštaba; mk, Началник на Генералштабот) refers of the chief of the Gene ...