Commander Regional Forces (United Kingdom)

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The Commander Regional Forces (CRF) was a senior British Army officer who had command over the Regenerative Divisions of the British Army i.e. those divisions that are not on full strength and would only be mobilised in a national emergency. The post was held by a lieutenant general and was based at HQ Land Forces. The post holder was also Inspector-General of the Territorial Army.

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Structure

Regional Forces was established in 2003, under the LANDmark reorganisation. [1] The Commander Regional Forces was responsible for three regenerative Divisions (2nd Division, 4th Division and 5th Division), London District, and United Kingdom Support Command (Germany). [2]

In December 2009 it was announced that the responsibilities of the Commander Regional Forces (i.e. responsibility for support) would be subsumed within those of the Adjutant-General to the Forces who henceforth would take responsibility for both personnel and support. [3]

Recent Commanders

Recent Commanders of Regional Forces have been: [4]

See also General Officer Commanding Support Command, renamed Regional Command in 2015.

References

  1. ↑ Lt Col Richard Quinlan, R Signals, HQ Theatre Troops, in News From Formations, The Wire, April 2003, p.127
  2. ↑ Heyman, Charles (2007). The Armed Forces of the United Kingdom, 2007–2008. Pen and Sword Books. ISBN   978-1783409990.
  3. ↑ Army conducts top level organisational review Archived 18 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine Defence News, 9 December 2009
  4. ↑ Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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