11-557: CIGS may refer to: Chief of the Imperial General Staff , a pre-1964 military position in the British Army CIGS solar cell , a PV technology using CIGS absorber material (see next item) Copper indium gallium selenide (CuIn x Ga (1-x) Se 2 ), a semiconductor absorber material for solar cells of same name Centro de Instrução de Guerra na Selva ,
22-502: A Brazilian Army Jungle Training Center and Combat School United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods , a treaty that is a uniform international sales law. See also [ edit ] Cigarette Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title CIGS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
33-718: The Army Board (ECAB) dictates the policy required for the Army to function efficiently and meet the aims required by the Defence Council and government. The Chief of the General Staff is the chairman of the Executive Committee of the Army Board. In 2015, the newly created Army Sergeant Major became the first Army representative not a commissioned officer to be a member of the Executive Committee of
44-587: The Defence Staff , the post held by the professional head of the British Armed Forces . The current Chief of the General Staff is General Sir Roland Walker , who succeeded General Sir Patrick Sanders in the role on 15 June 2024. The Chief of the General Staff ( CGS ) is the professional head of the Army, with responsibility for developing and generating military capability from an integrated Army (Regular and Reserve) and for maintaining
55-674: 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 ; he is also the Chair of the Executive Committee of the Army Board. Prior to 1964, the title was Chief of the Imperial General Staff ( CIGS ). Since 1959, the post has been immediately subordinate to the Chief of
66-934: The fighting effectiveness, efficiency and morale of the Service. The CGS reports to the Chief of the Defence Staff ( CDS ) and, as a Service COS , has a right of direct access to the Secretary of State and the Prime Minister. The CGS is a member of the Defence Council and the Army Board, the Armed Forces Committee, the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Senior Appointments Committee. Responsibile for: The title
77-405: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CIGS&oldid=841256458 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom) The Chief of
88-683: The military operations of the Free French, Polish, Dutch, Belgian, and Czech units reporting to their governments in exile in London. Brooke vigorously allocated responsibilities to his deputies, and despite the traditional historical distrust that had existed between the military and the political side of the War Office, he got along quite well with his counterpart, the Secretary of State for War, first David Margesson and later, Sir James Grigg . The following table lists all those who have held
99-470: The post of Chief of the General Staff or its preceding positions. Ranks and honours are as at the completion of their tenure: Army Board The Army Board is the top single-service management committee of the British Army , and has always been staffed by senior politicians and soldiers. Until 1964 it was known as the Army Council . The composition is as follows: The Executive Committee of
110-613: Was also used for five years between the demise of the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in 1904 and the introduction of Chief of the Imperial General Staff in 1909. The post was then held by General Sir Neville Lyttelton and, briefly, by Field Marshal Sir William Nicholson . Throughout the existence of the post the Chief of the General Staff has been the First Military Member of the Army Board . The Chief
121-616: Was responsible for commanding the entire British Army. During the Second World War, General Brooke focused on grand strategy, and his relationships, through the Combined Chiefs of Staff with his American counterparts. He was also responsible for the appointment and evaluation of senior commanders, allocation of manpower and equipment, and the organisation of tactical air forces in support of land operations of field commanders; he also had primary responsibility for supervising
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