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width="300" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Defense.gov_News_Photo_020311-D-2987S-018.jpg/450px-Defense.gov_News_Photo_020311-D-2987S-018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Defense.gov_News_Photo_020311-D-2987S-018.jpg/600px-Defense.gov_News_Photo_020311-D-2987S-018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3020" data-file-height="1990" /></a><figcaption>The CHODs of from 29 countries gathered at <a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">the Pentagon</a> on March 11, 2002. The Chiefs of Defence in the picture include <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">US Air Force</a> Gen. <a href="/wiki/Richard_Myers" title="Richard Myers">Richard B. Myers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a>; <a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a> Gen. Jean-Pierre Kelche, <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(France)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (France)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a>; <a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Dutch Navy</a> Adm. <a href="/wiki/Luuk_Kroon" title="Luuk Kroon">Luuk Kroon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Netherlands)" title="Chief of Defence (Netherlands)">Chief of Defence</a>; <a href="/wiki/German_Air_Force" title="German Air Force">German Air Force</a> Gen. <a href="/wiki/Harald_Kujat" title="Harald Kujat">Harald Kujat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Inspector_General_of_the_Bundeswehr" title="Inspector General of the Bundeswehr">Inspector General of the <i>Bundeswehr</i></a>; <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">British Navy</a> Adm. <a href="/wiki/Michael_Boyce,_Baron_Boyce" title="Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce">Sir Michael Boyce</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a></figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>chief of defence</b> (or <b>head of defence</b>) is the highest ranked <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">commissioned officer</a> of a nation's armed forces. The acronym CHOD is in common use within <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> and the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> as a generic term for the highest national military position within the NATO and EU member states, rather than the actual term used for individual positions. Thus, irrespective of the formal national designation of that position is some variation on <i><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief" title="Commander-in-chief">Commander-in-Chief</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_staff" title="Chief of staff">Chief of Staff</a></i>, <i>Supreme Commander</i>, or something else, they can all be referred to unambiguously as CHODs in NATO and EU terminology, although other terms are sometimes also seen within NATO. Thus, the <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a> is the CHOD of the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a> is the CHOD of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Inspector_General_of_the_Bundeswehr" title="Inspector General of the Bundeswehr">Inspector General of the <i>Bundeswehr</i></a> is the CHOD of <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Norway)" title="Chief of Defence (Norway)">Chief of Defence</a> (<i>Forsvarssjefen</i>) is the CHOD of <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>. </p><p>Both NATO and the EU occasionally hold CHODs meetings of the <a href="/wiki/NATO_Military_Committee" title="NATO Military Committee">NATO Military Committee</a> and the <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Military_Committee" title="European Union Military Committee">European Union Military Committee</a> respectively. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chief_of_defence_positions_in_NATO_member_countries">Chief of defence positions in NATO member countries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_defence&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Chief of defence positions in NATO member countries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Three_Chiefs_of_Defence_in_London.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Three_Chiefs_of_Defence_in_London.jpg/222px-Three_Chiefs_of_Defence_in_London.jpg" decoding="async" width="222" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Three_Chiefs_of_Defence_in_London.jpg/333px-Three_Chiefs_of_Defence_in_London.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Three_Chiefs_of_Defence_in_London.jpg/444px-Three_Chiefs_of_Defence_in_London.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4082" data-file-height="2879" /></a><figcaption>Three CHODs leaving <a href="/wiki/Lancaster_House" title="Lancaster House">Lancaster House</a> in London, 10 June 2011. L-R: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">US Navy</a> Adm. <a href="/wiki/Michael_Mullen" title="Michael Mullen">Michael Mullen</a>, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; French Navy Adm. <a href="/wiki/%C3%89douard_Guillaud" title="Édouard Guillaud">Édouard Guillaud</a>, Chief of Defence Staff; British Gen. <a href="/wiki/David_Richards,_Baron_Richards_of_Herstmonceux" title="David Richards, Baron Richards of Herstmonceux">Sir David Richards</a>, Chief of Defence Staff.</figcaption></figure><p>Within <a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_NATO" title="Member states of NATO">member states of NATO</a>, the following national positions are the CHOD positions. Sometimes more than one form of translation into English is encountered. </p><table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Country</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Alternative translations<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Term in national language </th></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Albania"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/21px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/32px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/42px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Albania" title="Albania">Albania</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_Albanian_General_Staff.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Emblem_of_the_Albanian_General_Staff.svg/50px-Emblem_of_the_Albanian_General_Staff.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Emblem_of_the_Albanian_General_Staff.svg/75px-Emblem_of_the_Albanian_General_Staff.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Emblem_of_the_Albanian_General_Staff.svg/100px-Emblem_of_the_Albanian_General_Staff.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="537" data-file-height="673" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Albania)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Albania)">Chief of the General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albanian_language" title="Albanian language">Albanian</a>: <i lang="sq">Shefi i shtabit të përgjithshëm</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Belgium"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coats_of_arms_of_Belgium_Military_Forces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Coats_of_arms_of_Belgium_Military_Forces.svg/50px-Coats_of_arms_of_Belgium_Military_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Coats_of_arms_of_Belgium_Military_Forces.svg/75px-Coats_of_arms_of_Belgium_Military_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Coats_of_arms_of_Belgium_Military_Forces.svg/100px-Coats_of_arms_of_Belgium_Military_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Belgium)" title="Chief of Defence (Belgium)">Chief of Defence</a></div></td> <td>Chief of the General Staff<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: <i lang="nl">Chef Defensie</i><br /><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Chef de la Défense</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Bulgaria"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo_of_Ministry_of_Defense_of_Bulgaria.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Logo_of_Ministry_of_Defense_of_Bulgaria.svg/50px-Logo_of_Ministry_of_Defense_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="57" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Logo_of_Ministry_of_Defense_of_Bulgaria.svg/75px-Logo_of_Ministry_of_Defense_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Logo_of_Ministry_of_Defense_of_Bulgaria.svg/100px-Logo_of_Ministry_of_Defense_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="661" data-file-height="756" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_(Bulgaria)" title="Chief of the Defence (Bulgaria)">Chief of the Defence</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_language" title="Bulgarian language">Bulgarian</a>: <span lang="bg">Началник на отбраната</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Canada"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Canadian_Forces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_the_Canadian_Forces.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Canadian_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_the_Canadian_Forces.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_Canadian_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_the_Canadian_Forces.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Canadian_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Canada)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Chef d'État-Major de la défense</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Croatia"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Croatian_General_Staff.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Croatian_General_Staff.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Croatian_General_Staff.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Croatian_General_Staff.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Croatian_General_Staff.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Croatian_General_Staff.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Croatian_General_Staff.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1801" data-file-height="1801" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Republic_of_Croatia" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia">Chief of the General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Croatian_language" title="Croatian language">Croatian</a>: <i lang="hr">Načelnik Glavnog stožera</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Czech Republic"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_General_Staff_(Czech_Republic).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Flag_of_the_General_Staff_%28Czech_Republic%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_General_Staff_%28Czech_Republic%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Flag_of_the_General_Staff_%28Czech_Republic%29.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_General_Staff_%28Czech_Republic%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Flag_of_the_General_Staff_%28Czech_Republic%29.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_General_Staff_%28Czech_Republic%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="530" data-file-height="530" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Czech_Republic)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Czech Republic)">Chief of the General Staff</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Czech_language" title="Czech language">Czech</a>: <i lang="cs">Náčelník Generálního štábu</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Denmark"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Standard_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defense_Staff_of_Denmark.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Standard_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defense_Staff_of_Denmark.svg/50px-Standard_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defense_Staff_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="38" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Standard_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defense_Staff_of_Denmark.svg/75px-Standard_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defense_Staff_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Standard_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defense_Staff_of_Denmark.svg/100px-Standard_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defense_Staff_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Denmark)" title="Chief of Defence (Denmark)">Chief of Defence</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Danish_language" title="Danish language">Danish</a>: <i lang="da">Forsvarschefen</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Estonia"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="630" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flags_of_Estonia_-_Commander-in-Chief.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flags_of_Estonia_-_Commander-in-Chief.svg/50px-Flags_of_Estonia_-_Commander-in-Chief.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="32" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flags_of_Estonia_-_Commander-in-Chief.svg/75px-Flags_of_Estonia_-_Commander-in-Chief.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flags_of_Estonia_-_Commander-in-Chief.svg/100px-Flags_of_Estonia_-_Commander-in-Chief.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="700" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Estonian_Defence_Forces" title="Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces">Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Estonian_language" title="Estonian language">Estonian</a>: <i lang="et">Kaitseväe juhataja</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Finland"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_commander_of_the_Finnish_Defence_Forces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Flag_of_the_commander_of_the_Finnish_Defence_Forces.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_commander_of_the_Finnish_Defence_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Flag_of_the_commander_of_the_Finnish_Defence_Forces.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_commander_of_the_Finnish_Defence_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Flag_of_the_commander_of_the_Finnish_Defence_Forces.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_commander_of_the_Finnish_Defence_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1901" data-file-height="1101" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Finland)" title="Chief of Defence (Finland)">Chief of Defence</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Finnish_language" title="Finnish language">Finnish</a>: <i lang="fi">Puolustusvoimain komentaja</i><br /><a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">Kommendören för Försvarsmakten</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="France"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marque_CEMA.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Marque_CEMA.svg/50px-Marque_CEMA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Marque_CEMA.svg/75px-Marque_CEMA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Marque_CEMA.svg/100px-Marque_CEMA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(France)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (France)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Chef d'État-Major des armées</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flagge_Generalinspekteur_Bundeswehr.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flagge_Generalinspekteur_Bundeswehr.svg/50px-Flagge_Generalinspekteur_Bundeswehr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flagge_Generalinspekteur_Bundeswehr.svg/75px-Flagge_Generalinspekteur_Bundeswehr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flagge_Generalinspekteur_Bundeswehr.svg/100px-Flagge_Generalinspekteur_Bundeswehr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="509" data-file-height="509" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Inspector_General_of_the_Bundeswehr" title="Inspector General of the Bundeswehr">Inspector General of the Bundeswehr</a></div></td> <td>Chief of Defence<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Greece"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hellenic_National_Defence_General_Staff_Seal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Hellenic_National_Defence_General_Staff_Seal.svg/50px-Hellenic_National_Defence_General_Staff_Seal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Hellenic_National_Defence_General_Staff_Seal.svg/75px-Hellenic_National_Defence_General_Staff_Seal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Hellenic_National_Defence_General_Staff_Seal.svg/100px-Hellenic_National_Defence_General_Staff_Seal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="223" data-file-height="261" /></a></span><br />Chief of the <a href="/wiki/Hellenic_National_Defence_General_Staff" title="Hellenic National Defence General Staff">National Defence General Staff</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el">Αρχηγός του Γενικού Επιτελείου Εθνικής Άμυνας</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Hungary"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Insignia_Hungary_Army_HVK.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Insignia_Hungary_Army_HVK.svg/50px-Insignia_Hungary_Army_HVK.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Insignia_Hungary_Army_HVK.svg/75px-Insignia_Hungary_Army_HVK.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Insignia_Hungary_Army_HVK.svg/100px-Insignia_Hungary_Army_HVK.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="188" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Republic_of_Hungary#Chief_of_General_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Hungary">Chief of the General Staff</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_language" title="Hungarian language">Hungarian</a>: <i lang="hu">Vezérkari főnök</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Iceland"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="900" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Director of the Security and Defence Department<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Icelandic_language" title="Icelandic language">Icelandic</a>: <i lang="is">Deildarstjóri öryggis- og varnarmálaskrifstofu</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Italy"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_chief_of_staff_of_defence_of_Italy.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_the_chief_of_staff_of_defence_of_Italy.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_chief_of_staff_of_defence_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_the_chief_of_staff_of_defence_of_Italy.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_chief_of_staff_of_defence_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_the_chief_of_staff_of_defence_of_Italy.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_chief_of_staff_of_defence_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Italy)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Italy)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: <i lang="it">Capo di Stato Maggiore della Difesa</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Latvia"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Latvian_National_Armed_Forces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Coat_of_Arms_of_Latvian_National_Armed_Forces.svg/50px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Latvian_National_Armed_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Coat_of_Arms_of_Latvian_National_Armed_Forces.svg/75px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Latvian_National_Armed_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Coat_of_Arms_of_Latvian_National_Armed_Forces.svg/100px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Latvian_National_Armed_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="133" data-file-height="132" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Joint_Headquarters_(Latvia)" title="Commander of the Joint Headquarters (Latvia)">Commander of the National Armed Forces</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Latvian_language" title="Latvian language">Latvian</a>: <i lang="lv">Bruņoto spēku komandieris</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Lithuania"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/46px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_of_Lithuania.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_of_Lithuania.jpg/50px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_of_Lithuania.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_of_Lithuania.jpg/75px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_of_Lithuania.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_of_Lithuania.jpg/100px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_of_Lithuania.jpg 2x" data-file-width="473" data-file-height="329" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Lithuania)" title="Chief of Defence (Lithuania)">Chief of Defence</a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_language" title="Lithuanian language">Lithuanian</a>: <i lang="lt">Kariuomenės vadas</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Luxembourg"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/23px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/35px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/46px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_Army_of_the_Grand-Duchy_of_Luxembourg.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Emblem_of_the_Army_of_the_Grand-Duchy_of_Luxembourg.png/50px-Emblem_of_the_Army_of_the_Grand-Duchy_of_Luxembourg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Emblem_of_the_Army_of_the_Grand-Duchy_of_Luxembourg.png/75px-Emblem_of_the_Army_of_the_Grand-Duchy_of_Luxembourg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Emblem_of_the_Army_of_the_Grand-Duchy_of_Luxembourg.png/100px-Emblem_of_the_Army_of_the_Grand-Duchy_of_Luxembourg.png 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Luxembourg)" title="Chief of Defence (Luxembourg)">Chief of Staff</a><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td>Chief of Defence</td> <td><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Chef d'état-major</i> <br /> <a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Chef des Generalstabs</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Montenegro"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/46px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Montenegro" title="Montenegro">Montenegro</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_of_Montenegro.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Military_of_Montenegro.gif/50px-Military_of_Montenegro.gif" decoding="async" width="50" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Military_of_Montenegro.gif/75px-Military_of_Montenegro.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Military_of_Montenegro.gif/100px-Military_of_Montenegro.gif 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="320" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Montenegro)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Montenegro)">Chief of the General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montenegrin_language" title="Montenegrin language">Montenegrin:</a> <i>Начелник Генералштаба</i> / <i>Načelnik Generalštaba</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Netherlands"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NL-VLAG-CDS.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/NL-VLAG-CDS.svg/50px-NL-VLAG-CDS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/NL-VLAG-CDS.svg/75px-NL-VLAG-CDS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/NL-VLAG-CDS.svg/100px-NL-VLAG-CDS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="420" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Netherlands)" title="Chief of Defence (Netherlands)">Chief of Defence</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: <i lang="nl">Commandant der Strijdkrachten</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="North Macedonia"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/North_Macedonia" title="North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_staff_of_North_Macedonia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/General_staff_of_North_Macedonia.svg/50px-General_staff_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/General_staff_of_North_Macedonia.svg/75px-General_staff_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/General_staff_of_North_Macedonia.svg/100px-General_staff_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="675" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(North_Macedonia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (North Macedonia)">Chief of the General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Macedonian_language" title="Macedonian language">Macedonian</a>: <span lang="mk">Началник на Генералштабот</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Norway"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Norwegian_Chief_of_Defence.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_the_Norwegian_Chief_of_Defence.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Norwegian_Chief_of_Defence.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_the_Norwegian_Chief_of_Defence.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_Norwegian_Chief_of_Defence.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_the_Norwegian_Chief_of_Defence.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Norwegian_Chief_of_Defence.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1026" data-file-height="608" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_of_Norway" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Defence of Norway">Chief of Defence</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_language" title="Norwegian language">Norwegian</a>: <i lang="no">Forsvarssjefen</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Poland"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flaga_Szefa_Sztabu_Generalnego_Wojska_Polskiego.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flaga_Szefa_Sztabu_Generalnego_Wojska_Polskiego.svg/50px-Flaga_Szefa_Sztabu_Generalnego_Wojska_Polskiego.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flaga_Szefa_Sztabu_Generalnego_Wojska_Polskiego.svg/75px-Flaga_Szefa_Sztabu_Generalnego_Wojska_Polskiego.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flaga_Szefa_Sztabu_Generalnego_Wojska_Polskiego.svg/100px-Flaga_Szefa_Sztabu_Generalnego_Wojska_Polskiego.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="500" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Polish_General_Staff#Chiefs" title="Polish General Staff">Chief of the General Staff</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Polish_language" title="Polish language">Polish</a>: <i lang="pl">Szef Sztabu Generalnego</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Portugal"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_flag_of_Portugal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Military_flag_of_Portugal.svg/50px-Military_flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Military_flag_of_Portugal.svg/75px-Military_flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Military_flag_of_Portugal.svg/100px-Military_flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="542" data-file-height="500" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_General_Staff_(Portugal)#The_Chief_of_the_General_Staff" title="Armed Forces General Staff (Portugal)">Chief of the General Staff</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>: <i lang="pt">Chefe do Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Romania"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Romanian_General_Staff_(Obverse).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Romanian_General_Staff_%28Obverse%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Romanian_General_Staff_%28Obverse%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Romanian_General_Staff_%28Obverse%29.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_Romanian_General_Staff_%28Obverse%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Romanian_General_Staff_%28Obverse%29.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Romanian_General_Staff_%28Obverse%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1337" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Romanian_General_Staff" title="Chief of the Romanian General Staff">Chief of Defence</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td>Chief of the General Staff</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Romanian_language" title="Romanian language">Romanian</a>: <i lang="ro">Șeful Statului Major General</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Slovakia"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_General_staff_of_the_Slovak_Armed_Forces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Emblem_of_the_General_staff_of_the_Slovak_Armed_Forces.svg/50px-Emblem_of_the_General_staff_of_the_Slovak_Armed_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Emblem_of_the_General_staff_of_the_Slovak_Armed_Forces.svg/75px-Emblem_of_the_General_staff_of_the_Slovak_Armed_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Emblem_of_the_General_staff_of_the_Slovak_Armed_Forces.svg/100px-Emblem_of_the_General_staff_of_the_Slovak_Armed_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="544" data-file-height="544" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Slovakia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Slovakia)">Chief of the General Staff</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Slovak_language" title="Slovak language">Slovak</a>: <i lang="sk">Náčelník generálneho štábu</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Slovenia"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Chief_of_General_Staff_of_the_Slovenian_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_Chief_of_General_Staff_of_the_Slovenian_Army.svg/50px-Flag_of_Chief_of_General_Staff_of_the_Slovenian_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_Chief_of_General_Staff_of_the_Slovenian_Army.svg/75px-Flag_of_Chief_of_General_Staff_of_the_Slovenian_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_Chief_of_General_Staff_of_the_Slovenian_Army.svg/100px-Flag_of_Chief_of_General_Staff_of_the_Slovenian_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Slovenia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Slovenia)">Chief of the General Staff</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Slovene_language" title="Slovene language">Slovene</a>: <i lang="sl">Načelnik Generalštaba</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Spain"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Spain).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_%28Spain%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_%28Spain%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_%28Spain%29.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_%28Spain%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_%28Spain%29.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_%28Spain%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Spain)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Spain)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Sweden"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kommandotecken_%C3%96verbef%C3%A4lhavaren.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Kommandotecken_%C3%96verbef%C3%A4lhavaren.svg/50px-Kommandotecken_%C3%96verbef%C3%A4lhavaren.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Kommandotecken_%C3%96verbef%C3%A4lhavaren.svg/75px-Kommandotecken_%C3%96verbef%C3%A4lhavaren.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Kommandotecken_%C3%96verbef%C3%A4lhavaren.svg/100px-Kommandotecken_%C3%96verbef%C3%A4lhavaren.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="257" data-file-height="246" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Commander_of_the_Swedish_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces">Supreme Commander</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">Överbefälhavaren</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Turkey"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Standard_of_General_staff_of_Turkish_Armed_Forces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Standard_of_General_staff_of_Turkish_Armed_Forces.svg/50px-Standard_of_General_staff_of_Turkish_Armed_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Standard_of_General_staff_of_Turkish_Armed_Forces.svg/75px-Standard_of_General_staff_of_Turkish_Armed_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Standard_of_General_staff_of_Turkish_Armed_Forces.svg/100px-Standard_of_General_staff_of_Turkish_Armed_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Turkey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of the General Staff (Turkey)">Chief of the General Staff</a></div></td> <td>Commander of the Armed Forces<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Turkish_language" title="Turkish language">Turkish</a>: <i lang="tr">Genelkurmay Başkanı</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="United Kingdom"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="United States"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Chairman_of_the_U.S._Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Flag_of_the_Chairman_of_the_U.S._Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Chairman_of_the_U.S._Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Flag_of_the_Chairman_of_the_U.S._Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_Chairman_of_the_U.S._Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Flag_of_the_Chairman_of_the_U.S._Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Chairman_of_the_U.S._Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="709" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In 2018 <a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a> appointed the first female <a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">Major General</a> <a href="/wiki/Alenka_Ermenc" title="Alenka Ermenc">Alenka Ermenc</a> to hold such a position in the history of NATO and Slovenia.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-VOA_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VOA-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="CHOD_positions_by_non-NATO_EU_country">CHOD positions by non-NATO EU country</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_defence&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: CHOD positions by non-NATO EU country"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Within the EU member states that are not members of NATO, the following national positions are the CHOD positions. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Country</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Alternative translations</th> <th>Term in national language used for the position </th></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Austria"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stander_General_Austria.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Stander_General_Austria.svg/50px-Stander_General_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Stander_General_Austria.svg/75px-Stander_General_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Stander_General_Austria.svg/100px-Stander_General_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="563" data-file-height="469" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Austria)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Austria)">Chief of the General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Chef des Generalstabes</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Cyprus"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg/45px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Cypriot_National_Guard_General_Staff.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Flag_of_the_Cypriot_National_Guard_General_Staff.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Cypriot_National_Guard_General_Staff.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Flag_of_the_Cypriot_National_Guard_General_Staff.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_Cypriot_National_Guard_General_Staff.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Flag_of_the_Cypriot_National_Guard_General_Staff.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Cypriot_National_Guard_General_Staff.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="690" data-file-height="370" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_National_Guard_(Cyprus)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of the National Guard (Cyprus)">Chief of the National Guard</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el">Αρχηγοί Εθνικής Φρουράς</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Ireland"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Irish_Defence_Forces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Badge_of_the_Irish_Defence_Forces.svg/50px-Badge_of_the_Irish_Defence_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Badge_of_the_Irish_Defence_Forces.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Irish_Defence_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Badge_of_the_Irish_Defence_Forces.svg/100px-Badge_of_the_Irish_Defence_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="461" data-file-height="461" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Defence_Forces_(Ireland)" title="Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces (Ireland)">Chief of Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>: <i lang="ga">Ceann Foirne na bhFórsaí Cosanta</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Malta"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_for_the_Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Malta.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_for_the_Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Malta.svg/50px-Flag_for_the_Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_for_the_Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Malta.svg/75px-Flag_for_the_Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_for_the_Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Malta.svg/100px-Flag_for_the_Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="128" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Malta" title="Commander of the Armed Forces of Malta">Commander of the Armed Forces of Malta</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maltese_language" title="Maltese language">Maltese</a>: <i lang="mt">Kmandant tal-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_Chief_of_Defence_positions_by_(non-NATO_and_non-EU)_country"><span id="Other_Chief_of_Defence_positions_by_.28non-NATO_and_non-EU.29_country"></span>Other Chief of Defence positions by (non-NATO and non-EU) country</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_defence&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Other Chief of Defence positions by (non-NATO and non-EU) country"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Note that in many countries outside of NATO and EU, the concept of <a href="/wiki/Civilian_control_of_the_military" class="mw-redirect" title="Civilian control of the military">civilian control of the military</a> is inapplicable. In some countries the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_defence" title="Ministry of defence">minister of defence</a> is often a senior military officer. However, the list below only lists CHOD equivalents and <i>not</i> defense ministers. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Country</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Alternative translations</th> <th>Term in national language used for the position </th></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Algeria"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Algeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Algeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Algeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Algeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Algeria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Algeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_People%27s_National_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the People's National Army">Chief of Staff of the People's National Army</a></div></td> <td>Chief of the Defence Staff</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">رئيس أركان الجيش الوطني الشعبي</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Argentina"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo_of_the_Argentine_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Logo_of_the_Argentine_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff.svg/50px-Logo_of_the_Argentine_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Logo_of_the_Argentine_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff.svg/75px-Logo_of_the_Argentine_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Logo_of_the_Argentine_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff.svg/100px-Logo_of_the_Argentine_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1397" data-file-height="850" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(Argentina)" title="Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Argentina)">Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Armenia"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Armenia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Armenia)">Chief of the General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Armenian_language" title="Armenian language">Armenian</a>: <span lang="hy">Գլխավոր շտաբի պետ</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Australia"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="256" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_(Australia).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_%28Australia%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_%28Australia%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_%28Australia%29.svg/75px-Flag_of_Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_%28Australia%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_%28Australia%29.svg/100px-Flag_of_Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_%28Australia%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1875" data-file-height="938" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_(Australia)" title="Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)">Chief of the Defence Force</a></div></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Azerbaijan"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_Azerbaijani_Armed_Forces" title="General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces">Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijani_language" title="Azerbaijani language">Azerbaijani</a>: <i lang="az">Silahlı Qüvvələri Baş Qərargah rəisi</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Belarus"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/46px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belarus" title="Belarus">Belarus</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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href="/wiki/Belarusian_language" title="Belarusian language">Belarusian</a>: <span lang="be">Начальнік Генеральнага штаба Узброеных Сіл</span> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">Начальник Генерального штаба Вооружённых Сил</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Botswana"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Botswana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Botswana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Botswana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Botswana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Botswana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Botswana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Botswana" title="Botswana">Botswana</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Botswana_Defence_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_the_Botswana_Defence_Force.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Botswana_Defence_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_the_Botswana_Defence_Force.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_Botswana_Defence_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_the_Botswana_Defence_Force.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Botswana_Defence_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Botswana)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Botswana)">Commander of the Defence Force</a></div></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Brazil"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bandeira-Insignia_do_Chefe_do_Estado-Maior_Conjunto_das_For%C3%A7as_Armadas_(Brasil).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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Staff of the Armed Forces</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>: <i lang="pt">Chefe do Estado Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Chile"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Defence_(Chile)" title="Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence (Chile)">Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="China"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PLA_Joint_Staff_Department_of_the_Central_Military_Commission_patch.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/PLA_Joint_Staff_Department_of_the_Central_Military_Commission_patch.svg/50px-PLA_Joint_Staff_Department_of_the_Central_Military_Commission_patch.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/PLA_Joint_Staff_Department_of_the_Central_Military_Commission_patch.svg/75px-PLA_Joint_Staff_Department_of_the_Central_Military_Commission_patch.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/PLA_Joint_Staff_Department_of_the_Central_Military_Commission_patch.svg/100px-PLA_Joint_Staff_Department_of_the_Central_Military_Commission_patch.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="256" data-file-height="317" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Joint_Staff_Department_of_the_Central_Military_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission">Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission</a></div></td> <td>Chief of General Staff<br />Commanding General of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh">中央军事委员会联合参谋部参谋长</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Colombia"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Escudo_Fuerzas_Militares_de_Colombia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Escudo_Fuerzas_Militares_de_Colombia.svg/50px-Escudo_Fuerzas_Militares_de_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Escudo_Fuerzas_Militares_de_Colombia.svg/75px-Escudo_Fuerzas_Militares_de_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Escudo_Fuerzas_Militares_de_Colombia.svg/100px-Escudo_Fuerzas_Militares_de_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="910" data-file-height="953" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/General_Commander_of_the_Military_Forces_(Colombia)" title="General Commander of the Military Forces (Colombia)">General Commander of the Military Forces</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Comandante General de las Fuerzas Militares</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Ecuador"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="960" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_Command_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Ecuador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint Command of the Armed Forces (Ecuador) (page does not exist)">Chief of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Jefe del Comando Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Ethiopia"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Ethiopia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia)">Chief of General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amharic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Amharic language">Amharic</a>: <span lang="am">ጦር ኃይሎች ጠቅላይ ሹም</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Gambia"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg/23px-Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg/35px-Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg/45px-Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/The_Gambia" title="The Gambia">Gambia</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(The_Gambia)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (The Gambia)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Georgia"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgia._Standard_of_Chief_of_General_Staff.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Georgia._Standard_of_Chief_of_General_Staff.svg/50px-Georgia._Standard_of_Chief_of_General_Staff.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Georgia._Standard_of_Chief_of_General_Staff.svg/75px-Georgia._Standard_of_Chief_of_General_Staff.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Georgia._Standard_of_Chief_of_General_Staff.svg/100px-Georgia._Standard_of_Chief_of_General_Staff.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="150" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Georgia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Georgia)">Chief of General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgian_language" title="Georgian language">Georgian</a>: <span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka" style="font-style: normal;">თავდაცვის ძალების გენერალური შტაბის უფროსი</span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Ghana"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Ghana)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Ghana)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Guatemala"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/35px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/46px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_for_the_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Guatemala).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_for_the_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_%28Guatemala%29.svg/50px-Flag_for_the_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_%28Guatemala%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_for_the_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_%28Guatemala%29.svg/75px-Flag_for_the_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_%28Guatemala%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_for_the_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_%28Guatemala%29.svg/100px-Flag_for_the_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_%28Guatemala%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Guatemala)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Guatemala)">Chief of the General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Jefe del Estado Mayor</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="India"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Flag_of_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_%28India%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_%28India%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Flag_of_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_%28India%29.svg/75px-Flag_of_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_%28India%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Flag_of_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_%28India%29.svg/100px-Flag_of_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_%28India%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="450" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (India)">Chief of Defence Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>: <span lang="hi">रक्षा प्रमुख</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Indonesia"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Insignia_of_the_Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Insignia_of_the_Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces.svg/50px-Insignia_of_the_Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Insignia_of_the_Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces.svg/75px-Insignia_of_the_Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Insignia_of_the_Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces.svg/100px-Insignia_of_the_Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="740" data-file-height="695" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces" title="Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces">Commander of the National Armed Forces</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_language" title="Indonesian language">Indonesian</a>: <i lang="id">Panglima Tentara Nasional Indonesia</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Iran"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Flag_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Flag_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Flag_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1423" data-file-height="1041" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran">Chief of General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a>: <span lang="fa" dir="rtl">ستاد کل نیروهای مسلح</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/45px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roundel_of_Iraq.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Roundel_of_Iraq.svg/50px-Roundel_of_Iraq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Roundel_of_Iraq.svg/75px-Roundel_of_Iraq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Roundel_of_Iraq.svg/100px-Roundel_of_Iraq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="495" /></a></span> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Iraq)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Iraq)">Chief of the General Staff</a></div> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">رئاسة اركان الجيش</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Israel"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/32px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/41px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_IDF_Chief_of_Staff.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_IDF_Chief_of_Staff.svg/50px-Flag_of_IDF_Chief_of_Staff.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_IDF_Chief_of_Staff.svg/75px-Flag_of_IDF_Chief_of_Staff.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_IDF_Chief_of_Staff.svg/100px-Flag_of_IDF_Chief_of_Staff.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3402" data-file-height="2268" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Israel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of General Staff (Israel)">Chief of General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hebrew_language" title="Hebrew language">Hebrew</a>: <span lang="he" dir="rtl">ראש המטה הכללי</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Jamaica"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_of_the_Jamaica_Defence_Force_2020.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_of_the_Jamaica_Defence_Force_2020.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_of_the_Jamaica_Defence_Force_2020.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_of_the_Jamaica_Defence_Force_2020.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_of_the_Jamaica_Defence_Force_2020.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Chief_of_Staff,_Joint_Staff_(JSDF).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Chief_of_Staff%2C_Joint_Staff_%28JSDF%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Chief_of_Staff%2C_Joint_Staff_%28JSDF%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="38" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Chief_of_Staff%2C_Joint_Staff_%28JSDF%29.svg/75px-Flag_of_Chief_of_Staff%2C_Joint_Staff_%28JSDF%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Chief_of_Staff%2C_Joint_Staff_%28JSDF%29.svg/100px-Flag_of_Chief_of_Staff%2C_Joint_Staff_%28JSDF%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="468" data-file-height="360" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff,_Joint_Staff" title="Chief of Staff, Joint Staff">Chief of Staff, Joint Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: <span lang="ja">統合幕僚長</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Kazakhstan"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Kazakhstan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Kazakhstan)">Chief of the General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kazakh_language" title="Kazakh language">Kazakh</a>: <span lang="kk">Бас штабының бастығы / Bas ştabynyñ bastyğy</span> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">Начальник Генерального штаба</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Kyrgyzstan"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" title="Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_Armed_Forces_(Kyrgyzstan)" title="General Staff of Armed Forces (Kyrgyzstan)">Chief of the General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyrgyz_language" title="Kyrgyz language">Kyrgyz</a>: <span lang="ky">Башкы штабынын башчысы</span> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">Начальник Генерального штаба</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Malaysia"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Malaysian_Chief_of_Defence_Forces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Malaysian_Chief_of_Defence_Forces.svg/50px-Flag_of_Malaysian_Chief_of_Defence_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Malaysian_Chief_of_Defence_Forces.svg/75px-Flag_of_Malaysian_Chief_of_Defence_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Malaysian_Chief_of_Defence_Forces.svg/100px-Flag_of_Malaysian_Chief_of_Defence_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Malaysia)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia)">Chief of Defence Forces</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malay_language" title="Malay language">Malay</a>: <i lang="ms">Panglima Angkatan Tentera</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Moldova"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/23px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/35px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/46px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="900" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Moldova" title="Moldova">Moldova</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Moldova)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Moldova)">Chief of the General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Romanian_language" title="Romanian language">Romanian</a>: <i lang="ro">Șef al Marelui Stat Major</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Monaco"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Monaco.svg/19px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Monaco.svg/29px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Monaco.svg/38px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Monaco" title="Monaco">Monaco</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Superior Commander of the Public Services</div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Le Commandant supérieur de la Force publique</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Myanmar"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/45px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Myanmar</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commander_in_Chief_flag_of_Myanmar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Commander_in_Chief_flag_of_Myanmar.svg/50px-Commander_in_Chief_flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Commander_in_Chief_flag_of_Myanmar.svg/75px-Commander_in_Chief_flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Commander_in_Chief_flag_of_Myanmar.svg/100px-Commander_in_Chief_flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_Defence_Services" title="Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services">Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burmese_language" title="Burmese language">Burmese</a>: <span lang="my">တပ်မတော်ကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ်</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="New Zealand"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(New_Zealand)" title="Chief of Defence Force (New Zealand)">Chief of Defence Force</a></div></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Nigeria"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_Staff.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_Staff.png/50px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_Staff.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_Staff.png/75px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_Staff.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_Staff.png/100px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Defence_Staff.png 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Nigeria)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Nepal"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></span></span>   </span><a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Army_Staff_of_Nepali_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Army_Staff_of_Nepali_Army.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Army_Staff_of_Nepali_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Army_Staff_of_Nepali_Army.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_Army_Staff_of_Nepali_Army.svg.png 1.5x, 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Korean_People%27s_Army._(1993-2023).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Korean_People%27s_Army._%281993-2023%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Korean_People%27s_Army._%281993-2023%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Korean_People%27s_Army._%281993-2023%29.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Korean_People%27s_Army._%281993-2023%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Korean_People%27s_Army._%281993-2023%29.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Korean_People%27s_Army._%281993-2023%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_Department_of_the_Korean_People%27s_Army" title="General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army">Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Korean_language" title="Korean language">Korean</a>: <span lang="ko">조선인민군 총참모장</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Pakistan"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Chairman_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_the_Chairman_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Chairman_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_the_Chairman_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_Chairman_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_the_Chairman_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Chairman_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="324" data-file-height="216" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chairman_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee" title="Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee">Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urdu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Urdu language">Urdu</a>: <span lang="ur" dir="rtl">صدرنشین مجلسِ مشترکہَ رؤسائے افواجِ پاکستان</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Peru"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/23px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/35px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/45px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rank_flag_for_the_Chief_of_the_Joint_Command_(Peru).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Rank_flag_for_the_Chief_of_the_Joint_Command_%28Peru%29.svg/50px-Rank_flag_for_the_Chief_of_the_Joint_Command_%28Peru%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Rank_flag_for_the_Chief_of_the_Joint_Command_%28Peru%29.svg/75px-Rank_flag_for_the_Chief_of_the_Joint_Command_%28Peru%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Rank_flag_for_the_Chief_of_the_Joint_Command_%28Peru%29.svg/100px-Rank_flag_for_the_Chief_of_the_Joint_Command_%28Peru%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Command_(Peru)" title="Chief of the Joint Command (Peru)">Head of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Jefe del Comando Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Philippines"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_(Philippines).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_the_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_%28Philippines%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_%28Philippines%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_the_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_%28Philippines%29.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_%28Philippines%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_the_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_%28Philippines%29.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_%28Philippines%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="423" data-file-height="281" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines">Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tagalog_language" title="Tagalog language">Tagalog</a>: <i lang="tl">Hepe ng Sandatahang Lakas</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Russia"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Russia%27s_Chief_of_Staff.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Russia%27s_Chief_of_Staff.svg/50px-Flag_of_Russia%27s_Chief_of_Staff.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Russia%27s_Chief_of_Staff.svg/75px-Flag_of_Russia%27s_Chief_of_Staff.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Russia%27s_Chief_of_Staff.svg/100px-Flag_of_Russia%27s_Chief_of_Staff.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1566" data-file-height="1676" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Russia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Russia)">Chief of the General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">Начальник Генерального штаба</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="San Marino"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_San_Marino.svg/20px-Flag_of_San_Marino.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_San_Marino.svg/31px-Flag_of_San_Marino.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_San_Marino.svg/40px-Flag_of_San_Marino.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/San_Marino" title="San Marino">San Marino</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Superior Commander of the Militias</div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: <i lang="it">Comandante Superiore delle Milizie</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Serbia"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1350" data-file-height="900" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General%C5%A1tab_VS.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/General%C5%A1tab_VS.gif/70px-General%C5%A1tab_VS.gif" decoding="async" width="70" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/General%C5%A1tab_VS.gif/105px-General%C5%A1tab_VS.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/General%C5%A1tab_VS.gif/140px-General%C5%A1tab_VS.gif 2x" data-file-width="826" data-file-height="944" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Serbian_General_Staff" title="Chief of the Serbian General Staff">Chief of the General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Serbian_language" title="Serbian language">Serbian</a>: <span lang="sr">Начелник Генералштаба</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Singapore"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Singapore)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Singapore)">Chief of Defence Force</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh">三军总长</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Somalia"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Somalia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Somalia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Somalia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Somalia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Somalia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Somalia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Somali_National_Army_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/The_Somali_National_Army_Logo.svg/50px-The_Somali_National_Army_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/The_Somali_National_Army_Logo.svg/75px-The_Somali_National_Army_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/The_Somali_National_Army_Logo.svg/100px-The_Somali_National_Army_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="492" data-file-height="732" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Somalia)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Somalia)">Chief of Armed Forces</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Somali_language" title="Somali language">Somali</a>: <i lang="so">Taliyaha Xooga Qalabka</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="South Africa"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_South_African_National_Defence_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_the_South_African_National_Defence_Force.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_South_African_National_Defence_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_the_South_African_National_Defence_Force.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_South_African_National_Defence_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_the_South_African_National_Defence_Force.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_South_African_National_Defence_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="910" data-file-height="610" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_South_African_National_Defence_Force" title="Chief of the South African National Defence Force">Chief of the National Defence Force</a></div></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="South Korea"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ROK_JCF_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/ROK_JCF_logo.svg/50px-ROK_JCF_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/ROK_JCF_logo.svg/75px-ROK_JCF_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/ROK_JCF_logo.svg/100px-ROK_JCF_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="420" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(South_Korea)" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea)">Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Korean_language" title="Korean language">Korean</a>: <span lang="ko">합동참모의장</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Sri Lanka"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Sri Lanka)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Switzerland"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span>  </span><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_a_Swiss_Armed_Forces_general_and_Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Flag_of_a_Swiss_Armed_Forces_general_and_Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces.svg/50px-Flag_of_a_Swiss_Armed_Forces_general_and_Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Flag_of_a_Swiss_Armed_Forces_general_and_Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces.svg/75px-Flag_of_a_Swiss_Armed_Forces_general_and_Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces.svg.png 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alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_the_Syrian_revolution.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Syrian_revolution.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_the_Syrian_revolution.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Syrian_revolution.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_the_Syrian_revolution.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Syrian_revolution.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Syria)_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_%28Syria%29_%281980%E2%80%932024%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_%28Syria%29_%281980%E2%80%932024%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_%28Syria%29_%281980%E2%80%932024%29.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_%28Syria%29_%281980%E2%80%932024%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_%28Syria%29_%281980%E2%80%932024%29.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_%28Syria%29_%281980%E2%80%932024%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Syria)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Syria)">Chief of the General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">رئيس هيئة الأركان العامة للجيش والقوات المسلحة</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Taiwan"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ROC_Ministry_of_National_Defense_Flag.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/ROC_Ministry_of_National_Defense_Flag.svg/50px-ROC_Ministry_of_National_Defense_Flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/ROC_Ministry_of_National_Defense_Flag.svg/75px-ROC_Ministry_of_National_Defense_Flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/ROC_Ministry_of_National_Defense_Flag.svg/100px-ROC_Ministry_of_National_Defense_Flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1125" data-file-height="750" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Republic_of_China)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Republic of China)">Chief of the General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh">參謀總長</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Tajikistan"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="280" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Tajikistan" title="Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Tajikistan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Tajikistan)">Chief of the General Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tajik_language" title="Tajik language">Tajik</a>: <span lang="tg">Сардори Ситоди генералӣ</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">Начальник Генерального штаба</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Thailand"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Forces_of_Thailand.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Forces_of_Thailand.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Forces_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Forces_of_Thailand.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Forces_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Forces_of_Thailand.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Forces_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="9000" data-file-height="6000" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_Commanders_of_the_Royal_Thai_Armed_Forces_Headquarters" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Commanders of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters">Chief of the Defence Forces</a></div></td> <td>Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thai_language" title="Thai language">Thai</a>: <span lang="th">ผู้บัญชาการทหารสูงสุด</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Ukraine"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Standard_of_Ukrainian_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_rect.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Standard_of_Ukrainian_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_rect.svg/50px-Standard_of_Ukrainian_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_rect.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Standard_of_Ukrainian_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_rect.svg/75px-Standard_of_Ukrainian_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_rect.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Standard_of_Ukrainian_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_rect.svg/100px-Standard_of_Ukrainian_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_rect.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="636" data-file-height="636" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" title="Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine">Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_language" title="Ukrainian language">Ukrainian</a>: <span lang="uk">Головнокомандувач Збройних сил України</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Uruguay"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Uruguay" title="Uruguay">Uruguay</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_of_Uruguay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff of Uruguay (page does not exist)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Vatican City"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Flag_of_Vatican_City_%282023%E2%80%93present%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Vatican_City_%282023%E2%80%93present%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Flag_of_Vatican_City_%282023%E2%80%93present%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Vatican_City_%282023%E2%80%93present%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Flag_of_Vatican_City_%282023%E2%80%93present%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Vatican_City_%282023%E2%80%93present%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BandieraGuardiaSvizzeraGraf-PapaFrancesco.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/BandieraGuardiaSvizzeraGraf-PapaFrancesco.png/50px-BandieraGuardiaSvizzeraGraf-PapaFrancesco.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/BandieraGuardiaSvizzeraGraf-PapaFrancesco.png/75px-BandieraGuardiaSvizzeraGraf-PapaFrancesco.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/BandieraGuardiaSvizzeraGraf-PapaFrancesco.png/100px-BandieraGuardiaSvizzeraGraf-PapaFrancesco.png 2x" data-file-width="944" data-file-height="899" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_commanders_of_the_Swiss_Guard" title="List of commanders of the Swiss Guard">Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard</a></div></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Kommandant der Päpstlichen Schweizergarde</i><br /><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Commandant de la Garde Suisse Pontificale</i><br /><a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: <i lang="it">Comandante della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia</i><br /><a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a>: <i lang="la">Praefecti Pontificalis Custodiae Helveticae</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Vietnam"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/23px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/35px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/45px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_(Vietnam_People%27s_Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="General Staff (Vietnam People's Army)">Chief of the Staff</a></div></td> <td>Chief of the General Staff of the People's Army of Vietnam</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_language" title="Vietnamese language">Vietnamese</a>: <i lang="vi">Tổng Tham mưu trưởng Quân đội Nhân dân</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_People%27s_National_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the People's National Army">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Angola)" title="Chief of General Staff (Angola)">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Benin)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Benin)">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Botswana)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Botswana)">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Burkina_Faso)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Burkina Faso) (page does not exist)">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Burundi)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Burundi) (page does not exist)">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Cameroon)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Cameroon)">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Cape_Verde)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Cape Verde)">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Central_African_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Central African Republic) (page does not exist)">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Chad)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Chad)">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Comoros)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Comoros) (page does not exist)">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">DR Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Republic_of_the_Congo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Republic of the Congo) (page does not exist)">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Djibouti)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Djibouti) (page does not exist)">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Egypt)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Egypt)">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Equatorial_Guinea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Equatorial Guinea) (page does not exist)">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Eritrea)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Eritrea)">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umbutfo_Eswatini_Defence_Force#Commanders" title="Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Ethiopia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia)">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Gabon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Gabon) (page does not exist)">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(The_Gambia)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (The Gambia)">Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Ghana)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Ghana)">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Guinea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Guinea) (page does not exist)">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Guinea-Bissau)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Guinea-Bissau) (page does not exist)">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Ivory_Coast)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Ivory Coast)">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Kenya)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Kenya)">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Lesotho_Defence_Force" title="Commander of the Lesotho Defence Force">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Liberia)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Liberia)">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Libya)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Libya) (page does not exist)">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Madagascar)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Madagascar) (page does not exist)">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Malawi)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Malawi)">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mali)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Mali) (page does not exist)">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mauritania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Mauritania) (page does not exist)">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inspector_general_(Morocco)" title="Inspector general (Morocco)">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mozambique)" title="Chief of General Staff (Mozambique)">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_(Namibia)" title="Chief of the Defence Force (Namibia)">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_Chief_of_staff_(Niger)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint Chief of staff (Niger) (page does not exist)">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Nigeria)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Nigeria)">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Rwanda)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Rwanda)">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (São Tomé and Príncipe)">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Senegal)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Senegal)">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Seychelles)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Seychelles) (page does not exist)">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Sierra_Leone)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Sierra Leone)">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Somalia)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Somalia)">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_South_African_National_Defence_Force" title="Chief of the South African National Defence Force">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(South_Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (South Sudan) (page does not exist)">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Sudan) (page does not exist)">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanzania_People%27s_Defence_Force#Chief_of_Defence_Force" title="Tanzania People's Defence Force">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Togo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Togo) (page does not exist)">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Tunisia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Tunisia) (page does not exist)">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Uganda)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Uganda)">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Zambia)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Zambia)">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_(Zimbabwe)" title="Chief of Defense (Zimbabwe)">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">states with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Somaliland)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Somaliland)">Somaliland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Biafra</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Bophuthatswana_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force (page does not exist)">Bophuthatswana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Ciskei_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Ciskei Defence Force (page does not exist)">Ciskei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirdar" title="Sirdar">British Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Ethiopia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia)">Ethiopian Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_(Zimbabwe)" title="Chief of Defense (Zimbabwe)">Rhodesia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Transkei_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Transkei Defence Force (page does not exist)">Transkei</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Venda_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Venda Defence Force (page does not exist)">Venda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Zaire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Antigua_and_Barbuda)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Antigua and Barbuda)">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(Argentina)" title="Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Argentina)">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Bahamas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Bahamas)">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_(Barbados)" title="Chief of Staff (Barbados)">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Belize)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Belize)">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Bolivia#Commander_in_Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces" title="Armed Forces of Bolivia">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces" title="Joint Staff of the Armed Forces">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Canada)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Defence_(Chile)" title="Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence (Chile)">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Commander_of_the_Military_Forces_(Colombia)" title="General Commander of the Military Forces (Colombia)">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Revolutionary_Armed_Forces#Leadership" title="Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Dominican_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Dominican Republic) (page does not exist)">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_Chief_of_Staff_(Ecuador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint Chief of Staff (Ecuador) (page does not exist)">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Joint_Staff_(El_Salvador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Joint Staff (El Salvador) (page does not exist)">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Guatemala)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Guatemala)">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_(Guyana)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Staff (Guyana)">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_commanders-in-chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Haiti" title="List of commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Honduras)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Armed Forces (Honduras) (page does not exist)">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Jamaica)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Jamaica)">Jamaica</a></li> <li>Mexico <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretariat_of_National_Defense_(Mexico)" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretariat of National Defense (Mexico)">Secretariat of National Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretariat_of_the_Navy" title="Secretariat of the Navy">Secretariat of the Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Army_(Nicaragua)" title="Commander-in-Chief of the Army (Nicaragua)">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Paraguay)" title="Commander of the Armed Forces (Paraguay)">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Command_(Peru)" title="Chief of the Joint Command (Peru)">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Force_Commander_(Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Defence Force Commander (Saint Kitts and Nevis) (page does not exist)">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Suriname)" title="Commander of the Armed Forces (Suriname)">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Trinidad_and_Tobago)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Trinidad and Tobago)">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Staff_(Uruguay)" title="Defence Staff (Uruguay)">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Command_Operations_(Venezuela)" class="mw-redirect" title="Strategic Command Operations (Venezuela)">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Afghanistan)" title="Chief of General Staff (Afghanistan)">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defense_(Bahrain)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defense (Bahrain) (page does not exist)">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Principal_Staff_Officer_(Bangladesh)" title="Principal Staff Officer (Bangladesh)">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_Operations_Officer_(Bhutan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief Operations Officer (Bhutan) (page does not exist)">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Royal_Brunei_Armed_Forces" title="Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief_of_the_Royal_Cambodian_Armed_Forces" title="Commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Staff_Department_of_the_Central_Military_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission">PR of China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (India)">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces" title="Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran">Iran</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_commanders_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Army#Commanders-in-Chief" title="List of commanders of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army">AJA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_commanders_of_the_Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps#Commanders-in-Chief" title="List of commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps">IRGC</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Iraq)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Iraq)">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Israel)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Israel)">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff,_Joint_Staff" title="Chief of Staff, Joint Staff">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(Jordan)" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Jordan)">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Kazakhstan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Kazakhstan)">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_Department_of_the_Korean_People%27s_Army" title="General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(South_Korea)" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea)">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Kuwait)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Kuwait)">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_Armed_Forces_(Kyrgyzstan)" title="General Staff of Armed Forces (Kyrgyzstan)">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Laos)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Laos) (page does not exist)">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Lebanese_Armed_Forces" title="Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Malaysia)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia)">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Maldives)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Maldives)">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mongolia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Mongolia)">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_Defence_Services" title="Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Army_Staff_(Nepal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Army Staff (Nepal)">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_staff_(Oman)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of staff (Oman) (page does not exist)">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee" title="Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Qatar)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Qatar) (page does not exist)">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_General_Staff" title="Chairman of the General Staff">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Singapore)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Singapore)">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Sri Lanka)">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Syria)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Syria)">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Tajikistan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Tajikistan)">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Thailand)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Thailand)">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Timor-Leste)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Timor-Leste)">Timor-Leste</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Turkmenistan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Turkmenistan)">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_staff_(United_Arab_Emirates)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of staff (United Arab Emirates) (page does not exist)">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Uzbekistan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Uzbekistan)">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Vietnam)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Vietnam)">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Yemen)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Yemen) (page does not exist)">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">states with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td 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href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Belgium)" title="Chief of Defence (Belgium)">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiefs_of_Joint_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Chiefs of Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_(Bulgaria)" title="Chief of the Defence (Bulgaria)">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Croatia)" title="Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (Croatia)">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_National_Guard_General_Staff" title="Chief of the National Guard General Staff">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Czech_Republic)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Czech Republic)">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Denmark)" title="Chief of Defence (Denmark)">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Estonian_Defence_Forces" title="Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Finland)" title="Chief of Defence (Finland)">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(France)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (France)">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inspector_General_of_the_Bundeswehr" title="Inspector General of the Bundeswehr">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_Forces_(Georgia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Defense Forces (Georgia)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hellenic_National_Defence_General_Staff" title="Hellenic National Defence General Staff">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Hungary)" title="Chief of General Staff (Hungary)">Hungary</a></li> <li>Iceland</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Defence_Forces_(Ireland)" title="Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces (Ireland)">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Italy)" title="Chief of the 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