Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces (CINCLAND), was a senior officer in the

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. CINCLAND commanded HQ Land Forces, an administrative apparatus that had responsibility for all of the army's fighting units in the

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and

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, together with training garrisons in

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and

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. CINCLAND was also the Standing Joint Commander (UK) (SJC (UK)), with responsibility for the provision of Military Aid to the Civil Power within the United Kingdom. The position had existed since 1968, when it was known as General Officer Commanding Army Strategic Command. In 1972 it became Commander-in-Chief

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(CINCUKLF). As from 1 April 2008, HQ

Land Command Land Command (or 'HQ Land') was a military command and formation and part of the structure of the British Army from 1995 to 2008. Its headquarters was at Erskine Barracks, at Fugglestone St Peter, some four kilometres northwest of Salisbury in W ...

was renamed HQ Land Forces (HQLF). Therefore, the Commander-in-Chief became Commander-in-Chief of HQ Land Forces. CINCLAND headed the Commanders-in-Chief Committee, a body established for contingency planning purposes. The post changed to a three-star position, Commander Land Forces, after 1 November 2011 following a major army command reorganisation. In November 2015, the post of Commander Land Forces was redesignated as

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Post holders

Holders of the post have been:Army Commands
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References

Senior appointments of the British Army Commanders in chief

Post holders

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