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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%;">Supreme Allied Commander Europe</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Coat_of_arms_of_Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe.svg/90px-Coat_of_arms_of_Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Coat_of_arms_of_Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe.svg/135px-Coat_of_arms_of_Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe.svg.png 1.5x, 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Cavoli">Christopher G. Cavoli</a><br /></div>since 4 July 2022<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="North Atlantic Treaty Organization">North Atlantic Treaty Organization</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Allied_Command_Operations" title="Allied Command Operations">Allied Command Operations</a> (<a href="/wiki/Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe" title="Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe">Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data">SACEUR</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reports to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Atlantic_Council" title="North Atlantic Council">North Atlantic Council</a>, <br />through <a href="/wiki/NATO_Military_Committee" title="NATO Military Committee">NATO Military Committee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_residence" title="Official residence">Residence</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chateau_Gendebien&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chateau Gendebien (page does not exist)">Chateau Gendebien</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seat_(legal_entity)" title="Seat (legal entity)">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Casteau" title="Casteau">Casteau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mons,_Belgium" title="Mons, Belgium">Mons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nominator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a>, <br />with <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> <a href="/wiki/Advice_and_consent" title="Advice and consent">advice and consent</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Atlantic_Council" title="North Atlantic Council">North Atlantic Council</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">2 April 1951</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Army_(United_States)" title="General of the Army (United States)">General of the Army</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://shape.nato.int/saceur-2">shape.nato.int</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Supreme Allied Commander Europe</b> (<b>SACEUR</b>) is the commander of the <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">North Atlantic Treaty Organization</a>'s (NATO) <a href="/wiki/Allied_Command_Operations" title="Allied Command Operations">Allied Command Operations</a> (ACO) and head of ACO's headquarters, <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe" title="Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe">Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe</a> (SHAPE). The commander is based at SHAPE in <a href="/wiki/Casteau" title="Casteau">Casteau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>. In effect, SACEUR is the second-highest military position within NATO, below only the <a href="/wiki/Chair_of_the_NATO_Military_Committee" title="Chair of the NATO Military Committee">Chair of the NATO Military Committee</a> in terms of precedence.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is another Supreme Allied Commander in NATO, <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Allied_Commander_Transformation" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Allied Commander Transformation">Supreme Allied Commander Transformation</a> (SACT), titularly equal, but whose duties are less operational. SACT, in Norfolk, Virginia, has responsibility for capability development rather than operations. </p><p>SACEUR has always been held by a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">U.S. military officer</a>, and the position is dual-hatted with that of <a href="/wiki/Combatant_commander" class="mw-redirect" title="Combatant commander">Commander</a> of <a href="/wiki/United_States_European_Command" title="United States European Command">United States European Command</a>. </p><p>The current SACEUR is General <a href="/wiki/Christopher_G._Cavoli" title="Christopher G. Cavoli">Christopher G. Cavoli</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_holders">List of holders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: List of holders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:First_NATO_flag_with_Eisenhower.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/First_NATO_flag_with_Eisenhower.jpg/220px-First_NATO_flag_with_Eisenhower.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/First_NATO_flag_with_Eisenhower.jpg/330px-First_NATO_flag_with_Eisenhower.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/First_NATO_flag_with_Eisenhower.jpg/440px-First_NATO_flag_with_Eisenhower.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1277" /></a><figcaption>Gen. <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Eisenhower" class="mw-redirect" title="Dwight Eisenhower">Dwight Eisenhower</a> in front of the flag of SHAPE on 8 October 1951</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SACEUR_change_of_command_ceremony_130513-A-IL200-669.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/SACEUR_change_of_command_ceremony_130513-A-IL200-669.jpg/220px-SACEUR_change_of_command_ceremony_130513-A-IL200-669.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/SACEUR_change_of_command_ceremony_130513-A-IL200-669.jpg/330px-SACEUR_change_of_command_ceremony_130513-A-IL200-669.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/SACEUR_change_of_command_ceremony_130513-A-IL200-669.jpg/440px-SACEUR_change_of_command_ceremony_130513-A-IL200-669.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6538" data-file-height="4309" /></a><figcaption>2013 SACEUR change of command at SHAPE</figcaption></figure> <p>Since 2003 the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) has also served as the head of Allied Command Europe and the head of Allied Command Operations. The officeholders have been:<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable">Portrait </th> <th>Supreme Allied Commander</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Took office</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Left office</th> <th>Time in office</th> <th>Defence branch </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:EisenhowerChiefofStaffPortrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower"><img alt="Dwight D. Eisenhower" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/EisenhowerChiefofStaffPortrait.jpg/100px-EisenhowerChiefofStaffPortrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/EisenhowerChiefofStaffPortrait.jpg/150px-EisenhowerChiefofStaffPortrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/EisenhowerChiefofStaffPortrait.jpg/200px-EisenhowerChiefofStaffPortrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="1517" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Eisenhower, Dwight</span><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Army_(United_States)" title="General of the Army (United States)">General of the Army</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a></b><br /><small>(1890–1969)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 April 1951</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 May 1952</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002424000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 58 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><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_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GEN_Matthew_Ridgway,_Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Matthew Ridgway"><img alt="Matthew Ridgway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/GEN_Matthew_Ridgway%2C_Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-GEN_Matthew_Ridgway%2C_Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/GEN_Matthew_Ridgway%2C_Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-GEN_Matthew_Ridgway%2C_Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/GEN_Matthew_Ridgway%2C_Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-GEN_Matthew_Ridgway%2C_Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1004" data-file-height="1317" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Ridgway, Matthew</span><a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Ridgway" title="Matthew Ridgway">Matthew Ridgway</a></b><br /><small>(1895–1993)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 May 1952</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 July 1953</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002407000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 42 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><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_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alfred_Maximilian_Gruenther.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Alfred Gruenther"><img alt="Alfred Gruenther" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Alfred_Maximilian_Gruenther.jpg/100px-Alfred_Maximilian_Gruenther.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Alfred_Maximilian_Gruenther.jpg/150px-Alfred_Maximilian_Gruenther.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Alfred_Maximilian_Gruenther.jpg/200px-Alfred_Maximilian_Gruenther.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1051" data-file-height="1304" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Gruenther, Alfred</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Gruenther" title="Alfred Gruenther">Alfred Gruenther</a></b><br /><small>(1899–1983)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 July 1953</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20 November 1956</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003122800000000000♠"></span>3 years, 132 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><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_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Lauris_Norstad.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Lauris Norstad"><img alt="Lauris Norstad" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/General_Lauris_Norstad.JPG/100px-General_Lauris_Norstad.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/General_Lauris_Norstad.JPG/150px-General_Lauris_Norstad.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/General_Lauris_Norstad.JPG/200px-General_Lauris_Norstad.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5831" data-file-height="7619" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Norstad, Lauris</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Lauris_Norstad" title="Lauris Norstad">Lauris Norstad</a></b><br /><small>(1907–1988)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20 November 1956</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 January 1963</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003223300000000000♠"></span>6 years, 42 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/19px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/29px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GEN_Lyman_L._Lemnitzer,_portrait_as_SACEUR_(cropped_2).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lyman Lemnitzer"><img alt="Lyman Lemnitzer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/GEN_Lyman_L._Lemnitzer%2C_portrait_as_SACEUR_%28cropped_2%29.jpg/100px-GEN_Lyman_L._Lemnitzer%2C_portrait_as_SACEUR_%28cropped_2%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/GEN_Lyman_L._Lemnitzer%2C_portrait_as_SACEUR_%28cropped_2%29.jpg/150px-GEN_Lyman_L._Lemnitzer%2C_portrait_as_SACEUR_%28cropped_2%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/GEN_Lyman_L._Lemnitzer%2C_portrait_as_SACEUR_%28cropped_2%29.jpg/200px-GEN_Lyman_L._Lemnitzer%2C_portrait_as_SACEUR_%28cropped_2%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2057" data-file-height="2617" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Lemnitzer, Lyman</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Lyman_Lemnitzer" title="Lyman Lemnitzer">Lyman Lemnitzer</a></b><br /><small>(1899–1988)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 January 1963</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 July 1969</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003237300000000000♠"></span>6 years, 181 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><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_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Andrew_Goodpaster_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Andrew Goodpaster"><img alt="Andrew Goodpaster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Andrew_Goodpaster_portrait.jpg/100px-Andrew_Goodpaster_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Andrew_Goodpaster_portrait.jpg/150px-Andrew_Goodpaster_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Andrew_Goodpaster_portrait.jpg/200px-Andrew_Goodpaster_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2013" data-file-height="2560" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Goodpaster, Andrew</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Goodpaster" title="Andrew Goodpaster">Andrew Goodpaster</a></b><br /><small>(1915–2005)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 July 1969</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 December 1974</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003199300000000000♠"></span>5 years, 167 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><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_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Alexander_M._Haig,_Jr.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Alexander M. Haig Jr."><img alt="Alexander M. Haig Jr." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/General_Alexander_M._Haig%2C_Jr.jpg/100px-General_Alexander_M._Haig%2C_Jr.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/General_Alexander_M._Haig%2C_Jr.jpg/150px-General_Alexander_M._Haig%2C_Jr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/General_Alexander_M._Haig%2C_Jr.jpg/200px-General_Alexander_M._Haig%2C_Jr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3415" data-file-height="4281" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Haig, Alexander</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Alexander_M._Haig_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Alexander M. Haig Jr.">Alexander M. Haig Jr.</a></b><br /><small>(1924–2010)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 December 1974</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 July 1979</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003165900000000000♠"></span>4 years, 198 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><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_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GEN_Bernard_W._Rogers,_SACEUR.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bernard W. Rogers"><img alt="Bernard W. Rogers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/GEN_Bernard_W._Rogers%2C_SACEUR.jpg/100px-GEN_Bernard_W._Rogers%2C_SACEUR.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/GEN_Bernard_W._Rogers%2C_SACEUR.jpg/150px-GEN_Bernard_W._Rogers%2C_SACEUR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/GEN_Bernard_W._Rogers%2C_SACEUR.jpg/200px-GEN_Bernard_W._Rogers%2C_SACEUR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2843" data-file-height="3705" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Rogers, Bernard</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Bernard_W._Rogers" title="Bernard W. Rogers">Bernard W. Rogers</a></b><br /><small>(1921–2008)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 July 1979</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">26 June 1987</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003291700000000000♠"></span>7 years, 360 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><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_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">9</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Galvin,_official_military_photo,_1991.JPEG" class="mw-file-description" title="John Galvin"><img alt="John Galvin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/John_Galvin%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1991.JPEG/100px-John_Galvin%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1991.JPEG" decoding="async" width="100" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/John_Galvin%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1991.JPEG/150px-John_Galvin%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1991.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/John_Galvin%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1991.JPEG/200px-John_Galvin%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1991.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="1967" data-file-height="2391" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Galvin, John</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/John_Galvin_(general)" title="John Galvin (general)">John Galvin</a></b><br /><small>(1929–2015)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">26 June 1987</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23 June 1992</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003182400000000000♠"></span>4 years, 363 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><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_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_John_Shalikashvili_military_portrait,_1993.JPEG" class="mw-file-description" title="John Shalikashvili"><img alt="John Shalikashvili" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/General_John_Shalikashvili_military_portrait%2C_1993.JPEG/100px-General_John_Shalikashvili_military_portrait%2C_1993.JPEG" decoding="async" width="100" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/General_John_Shalikashvili_military_portrait%2C_1993.JPEG/150px-General_John_Shalikashvili_military_portrait%2C_1993.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/General_John_Shalikashvili_military_portrait%2C_1993.JPEG/200px-General_John_Shalikashvili_military_portrait%2C_1993.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2329" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Shalikashvili, John</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/John_Shalikashvili" title="John Shalikashvili">John Shalikashvili</a></b><br /><small>(1936–2011)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23 June 1992</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">22 October 1993</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002486000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 121 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><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_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:George_A._Joulwan,_1997.jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="George Joulwan"><img alt="George Joulwan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/George_A._Joulwan%2C_1997.jpeg/100px-George_A._Joulwan%2C_1997.jpeg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/George_A._Joulwan%2C_1997.jpeg/150px-George_A._Joulwan%2C_1997.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/George_A._Joulwan%2C_1997.jpeg/200px-George_A._Joulwan%2C_1997.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Joulwan, George</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/George_Joulwan" title="George Joulwan">George Joulwan</a></b><br /><small>(born 1939)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">22 October 1993</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 July 1997</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003135800000000000♠"></span>3 years, 262 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><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_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">12</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Wesley_Clark_official_photograph,_edited.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Wesley Clark"><img alt="Wesley Clark" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/General_Wesley_Clark_official_photograph%2C_edited.jpg/100px-General_Wesley_Clark_official_photograph%2C_edited.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/General_Wesley_Clark_official_photograph%2C_edited.jpg/150px-General_Wesley_Clark_official_photograph%2C_edited.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/General_Wesley_Clark_official_photograph%2C_edited.jpg/200px-General_Wesley_Clark_official_photograph%2C_edited.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2100" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Clark, Wesley</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Wesley_Clark" title="Wesley Clark">Wesley Clark</a></b><br /><small>(born 1944)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 July 1997</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 May 2000</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003102700000000000♠"></span>2 years, 297 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><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_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joseph_Ralston,_official_military_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Joseph Ralston"><img alt="Joseph Ralston" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Joseph_Ralston%2C_official_military_photo.jpg/100px-Joseph_Ralston%2C_official_military_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Joseph_Ralston%2C_official_military_photo.jpg/150px-Joseph_Ralston%2C_official_military_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Joseph_Ralston%2C_official_military_photo.jpg/200px-Joseph_Ralston%2C_official_military_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="1763" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Ralston, Joseph</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Ralston" title="Joseph Ralston">Joseph Ralston</a></b><br /><small>(born 1943)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 May 2000</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">17 January 2003</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002989000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 259 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/19px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/29px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_L._Jones_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="James L. Jones"><img alt="James L. Jones" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/James_L._Jones_2.jpg/100px-James_L._Jones_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/James_L._Jones_2.jpg/150px-James_L._Jones_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/James_L._Jones_2.jpg/200px-James_L._Jones_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="1120" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Jones, James</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/James_L._Jones" title="James L. Jones">James L. Jones</a></b><br /><small>(born 1943)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">17 January 2003</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7 December 2006</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003142000000000000♠"></span>3 years, 324 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="5940" data-file-height="4680" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gen._Bantz_J._Craddock_SACEUR.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bantz J. Craddock"><img alt="Bantz J. Craddock" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Gen._Bantz_J._Craddock_SACEUR.jpg/100px-Gen._Bantz_J._Craddock_SACEUR.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Gen._Bantz_J._Craddock_SACEUR.jpg/150px-Gen._Bantz_J._Craddock_SACEUR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Gen._Bantz_J._Craddock_SACEUR.jpg/200px-Gen._Bantz_J._Craddock_SACEUR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Craddock, Bantz</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Bantz_J._Craddock" title="Bantz J. Craddock">Bantz J. Craddock</a></b><br /><small>(born 1949)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7 December 2006</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 July 2009</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002938000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 207 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><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_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">16</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stavridis_SACEUR.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="James G. Stavridis"><img alt="James G. Stavridis" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Stavridis_SACEUR.jpg/100px-Stavridis_SACEUR.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Stavridis_SACEUR.jpg/150px-Stavridis_SACEUR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Stavridis_SACEUR.jpg/200px-Stavridis_SACEUR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1638" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Stavridis, James</span><a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">Admiral</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/James_G._Stavridis" title="James G. Stavridis">James G. Stavridis</a></b><br /><small>(born 1955)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 July 2009</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13 May 2013</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003141100000000000♠"></span>3 years, 315 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="520" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">17</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gen_Philip_M._Breedlove_SACEUR.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Philip M. Breedlove"><img alt="Philip M. Breedlove" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Gen_Philip_M._Breedlove_SACEUR.jpg/100px-Gen_Philip_M._Breedlove_SACEUR.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Gen_Philip_M._Breedlove_SACEUR.jpg/150px-Gen_Philip_M._Breedlove_SACEUR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Gen_Philip_M._Breedlove_SACEUR.jpg/200px-Gen_Philip_M._Breedlove_SACEUR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="685" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Breedlove, Philip</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Philip_M._Breedlove" title="Philip M. Breedlove">Philip M. Breedlove</a></b><br /><small>(born 1955)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13 May 2013</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4 May 2016</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003108700000000000♠"></span>2 years, 357 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/19px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/29px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gen._Curtis_M._Scaparrotti_SACEUR.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Curtis Scaparrotti"><img alt="Curtis Scaparrotti" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Gen._Curtis_M._Scaparrotti_SACEUR.jpg/100px-Gen._Curtis_M._Scaparrotti_SACEUR.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Gen._Curtis_M._Scaparrotti_SACEUR.jpg/150px-Gen._Curtis_M._Scaparrotti_SACEUR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Gen._Curtis_M._Scaparrotti_SACEUR.jpg/200px-Gen._Curtis_M._Scaparrotti_SACEUR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1069" data-file-height="1336" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Scaparrotti, Curtis</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Scaparrotti" title="Curtis Scaparrotti">Curtis Scaparrotti</a></b><br /><small>(born 1956)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4 May 2016</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 May 2019</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003109400000000000♠"></span>2 years, 364 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><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_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">19</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gen._Tod_D._Wolters_SACEUR.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tod D. Wolters"><img alt="Tod D. Wolters" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Gen._Tod_D._Wolters_SACEUR.jpg/100px-Gen._Tod_D._Wolters_SACEUR.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Gen._Tod_D._Wolters_SACEUR.jpg/150px-Gen._Tod_D._Wolters_SACEUR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Gen._Tod_D._Wolters_SACEUR.jpg/200px-Gen._Tod_D._Wolters_SACEUR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2334" data-file-height="2917" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Wolters, Tod D.</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Tod_D._Wolters" title="Tod D. Wolters">Tod D. Wolters</a></b><br /><small>(born 1960)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 May 2019</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4 July 2022</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003115800000000000♠"></span>3 years, 62 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/19px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/29px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gen._Christopher_G._Cavoli_SACEUR.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Christopher G. Cavoli"><img alt="Christopher G. Cavoli" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Gen._Christopher_G._Cavoli_SACEUR.jpg/100px-Gen._Christopher_G._Cavoli_SACEUR.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Gen._Christopher_G._Cavoli_SACEUR.jpg/150px-Gen._Christopher_G._Cavoli_SACEUR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Gen._Christopher_G._Cavoli_SACEUR.jpg/200px-Gen._Christopher_G._Cavoli_SACEUR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Cavoli, Christopher G.</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Christopher_G._Cavoli" title="Christopher G. Cavoli">Christopher G. Cavoli</a></b><br /><small>(born <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1965</span>)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4 July 2022</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><i>Incumbent</i></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002872000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 141 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><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_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deputy">Deputy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Deputy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The position of Deputy Supreme Allied Command Europe (DSACEUR) has been known as Deputy Head of Allied Command Operations since 2003. From January 1978 until June 1993 there were two DSACEURs, one British and one German. From July 1993 this reverted to a single DSACEUR. With a small number of exceptions who were <a href="/wiki/Bundeswehr" title="Bundeswehr">German military officers</a>, DSACEUR is normally a <a href="/wiki/British_Armed_Forces" title="British Armed Forces">British military officer</a>. The officeholders have been as follows: </p><p><b>Single DSACEUR</b> (April 1951 - January 1978) </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Deputy Supreme Allied Commander </th> <th>Start of term </th> <th>End of term </th> <th>Branch </th> <th>Unit of Commission </th></tr> <tr> <td>1. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bernard_Law_Montgomery.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Bernard_Law_Montgomery.jpg/60px-Bernard_Law_Montgomery.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Bernard_Law_Montgomery.jpg/90px-Bernard_Law_Montgomery.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Bernard_Law_Montgomery.jpg/120px-Bernard_Law_Montgomery.jpg 2x" data-file-width="549" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Field_marshal_(United_Kingdom)" title="Field marshal (United Kingdom)">Field Marshal</a> <p><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Montgomery" title="Bernard Montgomery"><b>The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_of_the_Order_of_the_Garter" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight of the Order of the Garter">KG</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">PC</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>2 April 1951 </td> <td>23 September 1958 </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Warwickshire_Regiment" title="Royal Warwickshire Regiment">Royal Warwickshire Regiment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_Gale_in_Normandy_June_1944_IWM_B_5352.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Richard_Gale_in_Normandy_June_1944_IWM_B_5352.jpg/60px-Richard_Gale_in_Normandy_June_1944_IWM_B_5352.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Richard_Gale_in_Normandy_June_1944_IWM_B_5352.jpg/90px-Richard_Gale_in_Normandy_June_1944_IWM_B_5352.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Richard_Gale_in_Normandy_June_1944_IWM_B_5352.jpg/120px-Richard_Gale_in_Normandy_June_1944_IWM_B_5352.jpg 2x" data-file-width="798" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_officer" title="General officer">General</a> <p><a href="/wiki/Richard_Gale_(British_Army_officer)" title="Richard Gale (British Army officer)"><b>Sir Richard Gale</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire">KBE</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">MC</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>23 September 1958 </td> <td>22 September 1960 </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_Regiment" title="Worcestershire Regiment">Worcestershire Regiment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Suez_Operation_October_-_December_1956_MH29031.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/The_Suez_Operation_October_-_December_1956_MH29031.jpg/60px-The_Suez_Operation_October_-_December_1956_MH29031.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/The_Suez_Operation_October_-_December_1956_MH29031.jpg/90px-The_Suez_Operation_October_-_December_1956_MH29031.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/The_Suez_Operation_October_-_December_1956_MH29031.jpg/120px-The_Suez_Operation_October_-_December_1956_MH29031.jpg 2x" data-file-width="608" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td>General <p><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Stockwell" title="Hugh Stockwell"><b>Sir Hugh Stockwell</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire">KBE</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order_and_Bar" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinguished Service Order and Bar">DSO*</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>22 September 1960 </td> <td>1 January 1964 </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Welch_Fusiliers" title="Royal Welch Fusiliers">Royal Welch Fusiliers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Marshal_Sir_Thomas_Pike.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Air_Marshal_Sir_Thomas_Pike.jpg/60px-Air_Marshal_Sir_Thomas_Pike.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Air_Marshal_Sir_Thomas_Pike.jpg/90px-Air_Marshal_Sir_Thomas_Pike.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Air_Marshal_Sir_Thomas_Pike.jpg/120px-Air_Marshal_Sir_Thomas_Pike.jpg 2x" data-file-width="377" data-file-height="455" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marshal_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Marshal of the Royal Air Force">Marshal of the Royal Air Force</a> <p><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Pike" title="Thomas Pike"><b>Sir Thomas Pike</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_and_Bar_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (United Kingdom)">DFC*</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>1 January 1964 </td> <td>1 March 1967 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="720" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>5. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Robert_Bray,_1964.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Sir_Robert_Bray%2C_1964.jpg/60px-Sir_Robert_Bray%2C_1964.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Sir_Robert_Bray%2C_1964.jpg/90px-Sir_Robert_Bray%2C_1964.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Sir_Robert_Bray%2C_1964.jpg/120px-Sir_Robert_Bray%2C_1964.jpg 2x" data-file-width="247" data-file-height="289" /></a></span> </td> <td>General <p><a href="/wiki/Robert_Bray_(British_Army_officer)" title="Robert Bray (British Army officer)"><b>Sir Robert Bray</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire">KBE</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order_and_Bar" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinguished Service Order and Bar">DSO*</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>1 March 1967 </td> <td>1 December 1970 </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Wellington%27s_Regiment" title="Duke of Wellington's Regiment">Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6. </td> <td> </td> <td>General <p><a href="/wiki/Desmond_Fitzpatrick" title="Desmond Fitzpatrick"><b>Sir Desmond Fitzpatrick</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order">GCVO</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">MBE</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">MC</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>1 December 1970 </td> <td>12 November 1973 </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1st_The_Royal_Dragoons" title="1st The Royal Dragoons">1st The Royal Dragoons</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Mogg.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/John_Mogg.jpg/60px-John_Mogg.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/John_Mogg.jpg/90px-John_Mogg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/John_Mogg.jpg/120px-John_Mogg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="498" data-file-height="685" /></a></span> </td> <td>General <p><a href="/wiki/John_Mogg_(British_Army_officer)" title="John Mogg (British Army officer)"><b>Sir John Mogg</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order_and_Bar" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinguished Service Order and Bar">DSO*</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>12 November 1973 </td> <td>12 March 1976 </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oxfordshire_and_Buckinghamshire_Light_Infantry" title="Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry">Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8. </td> <td> </td> <td>General <p><a href="/wiki/Harry_Tuzo" title="Harry Tuzo"><b>Sir Harry Tuzo</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">OBE</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">MC</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>12 March 1976 </td> <td>3 January 1978 <p><small><i>(As solo DSACEUR)</i></small> </p> </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Artillery" title="Royal Artillery">Royal Artillery</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Two DSACEURs</b> (January 1978 until June 1993) </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6">British </th> <th> </th> <th> </th> <th colspan="6">German </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Deputy Supreme Allied Commander </th> <th>Term </th> <th>Branch </th> <th>Unit of Commission </th> <th>Start of term </th> <th>End of term </th> <th>No. </th> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Deputy Supreme Allied Commander </th> <th>Term </th> <th>Branch </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td>8. </td> <td> </td> <td>General <p><a href="/wiki/Harry_Tuzo" title="Harry Tuzo"><b>Sir Harry Tuzo</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">OBE</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">MC</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>3 January 1978 <p>- 2 November 1978 <small><i>(As Co-DSACEUR)</i></small> </p> </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Artillery" title="Royal Artillery">Royal Artillery</a> </td> <td>3 January 1978 </td> <td>2 November 1978 </td> <td rowspan="2">9. </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2">General <p><b><a href="/wiki/Gerd_Schm%C3%BCckle" title="Gerd Schmückle">Gerd Schmückle</a></b> </p> </td> <td rowspan="2">3 January 1978 <p>- 1 April 1980 </p> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg/17px-Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg/26px-Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg/34px-Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="660" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/German_Army" title="German Army">German Army</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">- </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">10. </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2">General <p><a href="/wiki/Jack_Harman_(British_Army_officer)" title="Jack Harman (British Army officer)"><b>Sir Jack Harman</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">OBE</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">MC</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td rowspan="2">2 November 1978 <p>- 9 April 1981 </p> </td> <td rowspan="2"><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2nd_Dragoon_Guards_(Queen%27s_Bays)" title="2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)">2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)</a> </td> <td>2 November 1978 </td> <td>1 April 1980 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 April 1980 </td> <td>9 April 1981 </td> <td rowspan="2">11. </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F047568-0012,_G%C3%BCnther_Luther.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F047568-0012%2C_G%C3%BCnther_Luther.jpg/60px-Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F047568-0012%2C_G%C3%BCnther_Luther.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F047568-0012%2C_G%C3%BCnther_Luther.jpg/90px-Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F047568-0012%2C_G%C3%BCnther_Luther.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F047568-0012%2C_G%C3%BCnther_Luther.jpg/120px-Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F047568-0012%2C_G%C3%BCnther_Luther.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="776" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">Admiral <p><b><a href="/wiki/G%C3%BCnter_Luther" title="Günter Luther">Günter Luther</a></b> </p> </td> <td rowspan="2">1 April 1980 <p>- 1 April 1982 </p> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Naval_Ensign_of_Germany.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Naval_Ensign_of_Germany.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Naval_Ensign_of_Germany.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/German_Navy" title="German Navy">German Navy</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Naval aviation </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">12. </td> <td rowspan="3"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Air_Chief_Marshal" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Chief Marshal">Air Chief Marshal</a> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Terry" title="Peter Terry">Sir Peter Terry</a></b>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)">AFC</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td rowspan="3">9 April 1981 <p>- 16 July 1984 </p> </td> <td rowspan="3"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="720" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Air Force Regiment">Royal Air Force Regiment</a> (anti-aircraft artillery) </td> <td>9 April 1981 </td> <td>1 April 1982 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 April 1982 </td> <td>2 April 1984 </td> <td>13. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Guenter_Kiessling.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Guenter_Kiessling.jpg/60px-Guenter_Kiessling.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Guenter_Kiessling.jpg/90px-Guenter_Kiessling.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Guenter_Kiessling.jpg/120px-Guenter_Kiessling.jpg 2x" data-file-width="634" data-file-height="858" /></a></span> </td> <td>General <p><b><a href="/wiki/G%C3%BCnter_Kie%C3%9Fling" title="Günter Kießling">Günter Kießling</a></b> </p> </td> <td>1 April 1982 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg/17px-Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg/26px-Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg/34px-Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="660" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/German_Army" title="German Army">German Army</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 April 1984 </td> <td>16 July 1984 </td> <td rowspan="3">14. </td> <td rowspan="3"> </td> <td rowspan="3">General <p><b><a href="/wiki/Hans-Joachim_Mack" title="Hans-Joachim Mack">Hans-Joachim Mack</a></b> </p> </td> <td rowspan="3">2 April 1984 <p>- 1 October 1987 </p> </td> <td rowspan="3"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg/17px-Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg/26px-Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg/34px-Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="660" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/German_Army" title="German Army">German Army</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15. </td> <td> </td> <td>General <p><a href="/wiki/Edward_Burgess_(British_Army_officer)" title="Edward Burgess (British Army officer)"><b>Sir Edward Burgess</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">OBE</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>16 July 1984 </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Artillery" title="Royal Artillery">Royal Artillery</a> </td> <td>16 July 1984 </td> <td>26 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">16. </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_John_Akehurst.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/General_John_Akehurst.png/60px-General_John_Akehurst.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/General_John_Akehurst.png/90px-General_John_Akehurst.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/General_John_Akehurst.png/120px-General_John_Akehurst.png 2x" data-file-width="268" data-file-height="322" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">General <p><a href="/wiki/John_Akehurst_(British_Army_officer)" title="John Akehurst (British Army officer)"><b>Sir John Akehurst</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td rowspan="2">26 June 1987 <p>- 17 January 1990 </p> </td> <td rowspan="2"><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_Regiment" title="Northamptonshire Regiment">Northamptonshire Regiment</a> </td> <td>26 June 1987 </td> <td>1 October 1987 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 October 1987 </td> <td>17 January 1990 </td> <td rowspan="2">17. </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2">General <p><b><a href="/wiki/Eberhard_Eimler" title="Eberhard Eimler">Eberhard Eimler</a></b> </p> </td> <td rowspan="2">1 October 1987 <p>- 2 October 1990 </p> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_Germany_%28state%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%28state%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_Germany_%28state%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%28state%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_Germany_%28state%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%28state%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/German_Air_Force" title="German Air Force">German Air Force</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">18. </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2">General <p><a href="/wiki/Brian_Kenny_(British_Army_officer)" title="Brian Kenny (British Army officer)"><b>Sir Brian Kenny</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td rowspan="2">17 January 1990 <p>- 5 April 1993 </p> </td> <td rowspan="2"><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/4th_Queen%27s_Own_Hussars" title="4th Queen's Own Hussars">4th Queen's Own Hussars</a> </td> <td>17 January 1990 </td> <td>2 October 1990 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 October 1990 </td> <td>5 April 1993 </td> <td rowspan="2">19. </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2">General <p><b>Dieter Clauss</b> </p> </td> <td rowspan="2">2 October 1990 <p>- 1 July 1993 </p> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg/17px-Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg/26px-Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg/34px-Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="660" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/German_Army" title="German Army">German Army</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">- </td></tr> <tr> <td>20. </td> <td> </td> <td>General <p><a href="/wiki/John_Waters_(British_Army_officer,_born_1935)" title="John Waters (British Army officer, born 1935)"><b>Sir John Waters</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>5 April 1993 <p>- 1 July 1993 <small><i>(As Co-DSACEUR)</i></small> </p> </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_Regiment" title="Gloucestershire Regiment">Gloucestershire Regiment</a> </td> <td>5 April 1993 </td> <td>1 July 1993 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Single DSACEUR</b> (July 1993 - Present) </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Deputy Supreme Allied Commander </th> <th>Start of term </th> <th>End of term </th> <th>Branch </th> <th>Unit of Commission </th></tr> <tr> <td>20. </td> <td> </td> <td>General <p><a href="/wiki/John_Waters_(British_Army_officer,_born_1935)" title="John Waters (British Army officer, born 1935)"><b>Sir John Waters</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>1 July 1993 <p><small><i>(As solo DSACEUR)</i></small> </p> </td> <td>12 December 1994 </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_Regiment" title="Gloucestershire Regiment">Gloucestershire Regiment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21. </td> <td> </td> <td>General <p><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Mackenzie" title="Jeremy Mackenzie"><b>Sir Jeremy Mackenzie</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">OBE</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>12 December 1994 </td> <td>30 November 1998 </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Own_Highlanders" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Own Highlanders">Queen's Own Highlanders</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22. </td> <td> </td> <td>General <p><a href="/wiki/Rupert_Smith" title="Rupert Smith"><b>Sir Rupert Smith</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order_and_Bar" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinguished Service Order and Bar">DSO*</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">OBE</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Gallantry_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Gallantry Medal">QGM</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>30 November 1998 </td> <td>17 September 2001 </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parachute_Regiment_(United_Kingdom)" title="Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)">Parachute Regiment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dieter_Stockmann.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Dieter_Stockmann.jpg/60px-Dieter_Stockmann.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Dieter_Stockmann.jpg/90px-Dieter_Stockmann.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Dieter_Stockmann.jpg/120px-Dieter_Stockmann.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3201" data-file-height="2241" /></a></span> </td> <td>General <p><b><a href="/wiki/Dieter_St%C3%B6ckmann" title="Dieter Stöckmann">Dieter Stöckmann</a></b> </p> </td> <td>17 September 2001 </td> <td>18 September 2002 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg/17px-Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg/26px-Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg/34px-Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="660" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/German_Army" title="German Army">German Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Panzergrenadier" title="Panzergrenadier">Panzergrenadier</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24. </td> <td> </td> <td>Admiral <p><b><a href="/wiki/Rainer_Feist" title="Rainer Feist">Rainer Feist</a></b> </p> </td> <td>18 September 2002 </td> <td>1 October 2004 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Naval_Ensign_of_Germany.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Naval_Ensign_of_Germany.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Naval_Ensign_of_Germany.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/German_Navy" title="German Navy">German Navy</a> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>25. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Reith_Turkish_Cpt_(cropped).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/John_Reith_Turkish_Cpt_%28cropped%29.JPG/60px-John_Reith_Turkish_Cpt_%28cropped%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="60" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/John_Reith_Turkish_Cpt_%28cropped%29.JPG/90px-John_Reith_Turkish_Cpt_%28cropped%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/John_Reith_Turkish_Cpt_%28cropped%29.JPG/120px-John_Reith_Turkish_Cpt_%28cropped%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="286" data-file-height="474" /></a></span> </td> <td>General <p><a href="/wiki/John_Reith_(British_Army_officer)" title="John Reith (British Army officer)"><b>Sir John Reith</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>1 October 2004 </td> <td>22 October 2007 </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parachute_Regiment_(United_Kingdom)" title="Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)">Parachute Regiment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Visit_2012_0043_(McColl_cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Royal_Visit_2012_0043_%28McColl_cropped%29.jpg/60px-Royal_Visit_2012_0043_%28McColl_cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Royal_Visit_2012_0043_%28McColl_cropped%29.jpg/90px-Royal_Visit_2012_0043_%28McColl_cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Royal_Visit_2012_0043_%28McColl_cropped%29.jpg/120px-Royal_Visit_2012_0043_%28McColl_cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1773" data-file-height="2074" /></a></span> </td> <td>General <p><a href="/wiki/John_McColl_(British_Army_officer)" title="John McColl (British Army officer)"><b>Sir John McColl</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_of_Justice_of_the_Order_of_St_John" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight of Justice of the Order of St John">KStJ</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>22 October 2007 </td> <td>March 2011 </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Anglian_Regiment" title="Royal Anglian Regiment">Royal Anglian Regiment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_Shirreff_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Richard_Shirreff_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Richard_Shirreff_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Richard_Shirreff_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Richard_Shirreff_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Richard_Shirreff_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Richard_Shirreff_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1118" data-file-height="1036" /></a></span> </td> <td>General <p><a href="/wiki/Richard_Shirreff" title="Richard Shirreff"><b>Sir Richard Shirreff</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>March 2011 </td> <td>March 2014 </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/14th/20th_King%27s_Hussars" title="14th/20th King's Hussars">14th/20th King's Hussars</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Siradrianbradshaw.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Siradrianbradshaw.jpg/60px-Siradrianbradshaw.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Siradrianbradshaw.jpg/90px-Siradrianbradshaw.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Siradrianbradshaw.jpg/120px-Siradrianbradshaw.jpg 2x" data-file-width="486" data-file-height="647" /></a></span> </td> <td>General <p><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Bradshaw" title="Adrian Bradshaw"><b>Sir Adrian Bradshaw</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">OBE</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>March 2014 </td> <td>March 2017 </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/14th/20th_King%27s_Hussars" title="14th/20th King's Hussars">14th/20th King's Hussars</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_Everard_in_2018.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/James_Everard_in_2018.jpg/60px-James_Everard_in_2018.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/James_Everard_in_2018.jpg/90px-James_Everard_in_2018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/James_Everard_in_2018.jpg/120px-James_Everard_in_2018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="720" /></a></span> </td> <td>General <p><a href="/wiki/James_Everard" title="James Everard"><b>Sir James Everard</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>March 2017 </td> <td>April 2020 </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/17th/21st_Lancers" title="17th/21st Lancers">17th/21st Lancers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gen_Radford_at_Desk.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Gen_Radford_at_Desk.jpg/60px-Gen_Radford_at_Desk.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Gen_Radford_at_Desk.jpg/90px-Gen_Radford_at_Desk.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Gen_Radford_at_Desk.jpg/120px-Gen_Radford_at_Desk.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2372" data-file-height="2965" /></a></span> </td> <td>General <p><a href="/wiki/Tim_Radford_(British_Army_officer)" title="Tim Radford (British Army officer)"><b>Sir Tim Radford</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">OBE</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>April 2020 </td> <td>July 2023 </td> <td><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_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Light_Infantry" title="The Light Infantry">The Light Infantry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>31. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vice_Admiral_Keith_Blount_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Vice_Admiral_Keith_Blount_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Vice_Admiral_Keith_Blount_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Vice_Admiral_Keith_Blount_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Vice_Admiral_Keith_Blount_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Vice_Admiral_Keith_Blount_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Vice_Admiral_Keith_Blount_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="444" data-file-height="445" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(Royal_Navy)" title="Admiral (Royal Navy)">Admiral</a> <p><a href="/wiki/Keith_Blount" title="Keith Blount"><b>Sir Keith Blount</b></a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">OBE</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Aeronautical_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society">FRAeS</a></span></span> </p> </td> <td>July 2023 </td> <td>Incumbent </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Fleet Air Arm</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Role_in_intra-European_defence_integration">Role in intra-European defence integration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Role in intra-European defence integration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/European_Defence_Community" class="mw-redirect" title="European Defence Community">European Defence Community</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Union%E2%80%93NATO_relations" title="European Union–NATO relations">European Union–NATO relations</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Common_Security_and_Defence_Policy" title="Common Security and Defence Policy">Common Security and Defence Policy</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="DSACEUR's_role_in_European_Union_missions"><span id="DSACEUR.27s_role_in_European_Union_missions"></span>DSACEUR's role in European Union missions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: DSACEUR's role in European Union missions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under the 2002 <a href="/wiki/Berlin_Plus_agreement" title="Berlin Plus agreement">Berlin Plus agreement</a>, SHAPE may take part in the <a 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This use of SHAPE by the EU is subject to a "right of first refusal", i.e. NATO must first decline to intervene in a given crisis,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is contingent upon unanimous approval among NATO states, including those outside of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Allied_Commander" title="Supreme Allied Commander">Supreme Allied Commander</a> – most senior commander within certain multinational military alliances</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Commander_for_the_Allied_Powers" title="Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers">Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers</a> – post-WW2 counterpart during the Allied Occupation of Japan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_General_of_NATO" title="Secretary General of NATO">Secretary General of NATO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_NATO_Military_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman of the NATO Military Committee">Chairman of the NATO Military Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Commander_of_the_Unified_Armed_Forces_of_the_Warsaw_Treaty_Organization" title="Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization">Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization</a> – <a href="/wiki/Warsaw_Pact" 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 July</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NATO&rft.atitle=NATO+Secretary+General+at+Allied+Command+Operations+change+of+command&rft.date=2022-07-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nato.int%2Fcps%2Fen%2Fnatohq%2Fnews_197705.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASupreme+Allied+Commander+Europe" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Force V: The history of Britain's airborne deterrent, by Andrew Brookes. 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