Vice Chief of the General Staff (VCGS) was the title of the deputy to the

Chief of the General Staff The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) is a post in many armed forces (militaries), the head of the military staff. List * Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( United States) * Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia) * Chief of General Staff (Af ...

, the professional head of the

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

. From 1940 until 1985 the Vice Chief was the second-ranking member of the General Staff and was a member of the Army Board.

List of post-holders

The Vice Chiefs were as follows:

Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff

* Lieutenant-General Sir

John Dill Sir John Greer Dill, (25 December 1881 – 4 November 1944) was a senior British Army officer with service in both the First World War and the Second World War. From May 1940 to December 1941 he was the Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS ...

April 1940 – 27 May 1940 * Lieutenant-General Sir

Robert Haining General Sir Robert Hadden Haining, (28 July 1882 – 15 September 1959) was a senior British Army officer during the Second World War. Early life and education Haining was born in Chester, the eldest son of Dr. William Haining and Mary Ellen Ro ...

27 May 1940 – 19 May 1941 * Lieutenant-General Sir

Henry Pownall Lieutenant General Sir Henry Royds Pownall, (19 November 1887 – 10 June 1961) was a senior British Army officer who held several important command and staff appointments during the Second World War. In particular, he was chief of staff to the ...

19 May 1941 – 5 December 1941 * Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Nye 5 December 1941 – 1945 * Lieutenant-General Sir Frank Simpson 1946–1948 * Lieutenant-General Sir

Gerald Templer Field Marshal Sir Gerald Walter Robert Templer, (11 September 1898 – 25 October 1979) was a senior British Army officer. He fought in both the world wars and took part in the crushing of the Arab Revolt in Palestine. As Chief of the Imperi ...

1948–1950 * Lieutenant-General Sir Nevil Brownjohn 1950–1952 * Lieutenant-General Sir

Harold Redman Lieutenant General Sir Harold Redman, (25 August 1899 – 1986) was a senior British Army officer and Governor of Gibraltar. Military career Redman was commissioned into the Royal Artillery 28 February 1917. He served in the First World War in ...

1952–1955 * Lieutenant-General Sir William Oliver 1955–1957 * Lieutenant-General Sir

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1957–1960 * Lieutenant-General Sir William Pike 1960–1963 * Lieutenant-General Sir Geoffrey Baker 1963–1966

Vice Chief of the General Staff

* Lieutenant-General Sir Desmond Fitzpatrick 1966–1968 * Lieutenant-General Sir Victor FitzGeorge-Balfour 1968–1970 * Lieutenant-General Sir Cecil Blacker 1970–1973 * Lieutenant-General Sir David Fraser 1973–1975 * Lieutenant-General Sir William Scotter 1975–1978 * Lieutenant-General Sir John Stanier 1978–1980 * Lieutenant-General Sir

Thomas Morony General Sir Thomas Lovett Morony (23 September 1926 – 27 May 1989) was a British Army General who reached high office in the 1980s. Military career Morony was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1947. His first senior appointment was as ...

1980–1983 * Lieutenant-General Sir James Glover 1983–1985

References

{{reflist Senior appointments of the British Army