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Professional head of the Royal Marines
Commandant General Royal Marines is the professional head of the Royal Marines. The title has existed since 1943. The role is held by a General who is
Commandant General Royal Marines
Commandant_General_Royal_Marines
Military rank
Commandant general is a military rank in several countries, generally equivalent to that of major general. When written as "commandant-general" it is usually
Commandant_general
Senior-most officer and service chief of the United States Marine Corps
The commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) is normally the highest-ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps. It is a four-star general position
Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps
Title given to the officer in charge of a military unit
Example: Commandant of the General Service Unit (GSU) Commandant National Police College Embakasi A Campus Commandant Rapid Deployment Commandant Kenya Airports
Commandant
American 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps
Corps four-star general who has served as the 39th commandant of the Marine Corps since 22 September 2023. He served as acting commandant of the Marine
Eric_Smith_(general)
2-star rank in the British Army and Royal Marines
British Army, a major general is the customary rank for the appointment of division commander. In the Royal Marines, the Commandant General holds at least the
Major general (United Kingdom)
Major_general_(United_Kingdom)
Nigerian paramilitary agency
Government of Nigeria, and who is assisted by a Deputy Commandant General and an Assistant Commandant General. Abiola Aturamu (2004–2005) Adewale John Abolurin
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
Nigeria_Security_and_Civil_Defence_Corps
South African politician (1825–1904)
between the rival Boer leaders and factions. In 1863 he was elected Commandant-General, a post he held for a decade; he resigned soon after the election
Paul_Kruger
Senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines
the General Staff. Although the senior appointment in the Royal Marines, the Commandant General, has since 1996 held the lower rank of major general, prior
Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)
Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)
Administrative district of the Spanish Empire
Provinces), also known as the Comandancia y Capitanía General de las Provincias Internas (Commandancy and General Captaincy of the Inner Provinces), was an administrative
Provincias_Internas
U.S. Marine Corps general
Marine Corps general who serves as the 13th vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. From 2023 to 2025, Mahoney was the assistant commandant of the Marine
Christopher_J._Mahoney
Military rank
nomenclatures for general officers include the titles and ranks: Adjutant general Commandant-general Inspector general General-in-chief General of the Air Force
General_officer
1852–1902 Boer republic in Southern Africa
as commandant general for life and it became necessary, to avoid strife, to appoint three commandants general all possessing equal powers. Commandant General
South_African_Republic
Royal Marines general
Staff from August 2022 to June 2024. He was concurrently appointed Commandant General Royal Marines in November 2022. Jenkins was educated at Malmesbury
Gwyn_Jenkins
British senior Royal Marines officer
Lieutenant General Edward Grant Martin Davis, CB, CBE, KStJ (born 13 February 1963) is a former senior Royal Marines officer. He was Commandant General Royal
Ed Davis (Royal Marines officer)
Ed_Davis_(Royal_Marines_officer)
Boer politician and general (1834–1900)
Piet, Smart Pete), was a South African politician who served as the commandant–general of the South African Republic from 1880 to 1900. He also served as
Piet_Joubert
Royal Marines General
Development) from May 2022 until August 2025. He also previously served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 2016 to 2017 and again from 2021 to 2022. Magowan
Robert_Magowan
Swedish chief of defence and army general
he became a major general and Chief of Policy and Plans Department, later serving as Chief of Joint Operations and Commandant General in Stockholm in 2020
Michael_Claesson
South African politician (1798–1853)
Transvaal Boers were divided, and commandant-general of Potchefstroom and Rustenburg, his principal rival being Commandant-General of Zoutpansberg A. H. Potgieter
Andries_Pretorius
South African military commander during World War II
After the war, he became Army Chief of Staff from 1950 to 1953, and Commandant General of the Union Defence Force from 1956 until his retirement in 1958
Hendrik_Klopper
British Royal Navy admiral, 1971–2012
three 'tied' generals, the Commandant General, a major general as his chief of staff, and a major general commando forces." Commandant General Royal Marines
Commander-in-Chief_Fleet
Official post
The Commandant General in Stockholm (Swedish: Överkommendanten i Stockholm) is a military position in Sweden with responsibility for state ceremonial activities
Commandant General in Stockholm
Commandant_General_in_Stockholm
British general (born 1968)
Chief of Joint Operations from November 2021 to November 2024. He was Commandant General Royal Marines from January 2018 to June 2019. Stickland was born on
Charles_Stickland
Royal Air Force commander of the RAF Regiment
The Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment (CG RAF Regt) is the Royal Air Force commander of the RAF Regiment. The post was established in January 1942
Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment
Commandant-General_of_the_RAF_Regiment
Founder of Pretoria, South Africa (1819-1901)
the death of his father in 1853, he was appointed to succeed him as Commandant-General of the Boer settlers around the city of Potchefstroom and moved from
Marthinus_Wessel_Pretorius
Ceremonial head of the Royal Marines
currently worn by the Captain General are those of a Field Marshal. This position is distinct from that of the Commandant General Royal Marines, the professional
Captain_General_Royal_Marines
twitter). "Lt Gen Vinod Nambiar assumed the appointment of Director General & Colonel Commandant of Army Aviation - ADGPI Twitter". X (formerly known as Twitter)
List of serving generals of the Indian Army
List_of_serving_generals_of_the_Indian_Army
Maritime land warfare force of the United Kingdom
Cold War in 1989 the structure of the Royal Marines was as follows: Commandant General Royal Marines, London 3 Commando Brigade, Plymouth 40 Commando, Taunton
Royal_Marines
United States Marine Corps component command
a meeting between Rumsfeld, SOCOM commander General Bryan D. Brown and the Marine Corps Commandant General Michael Hagee on 28 October 2005. MARSOC was
United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command
United_States_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command
35th commandant of the Marine Corps (born 1946)
1946) is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 35th commandant of the Marine Corps. As a naval aviator, Amos commanded
James_F._Amos
Former province in New Spain
rewarded with the post of Commandant General of the West, replacing Diego García Conde. A turning point came later that year, when General Agustín de Iturbide
Nueva_Vizcaya,_New_Spain
Senior advisor and task manager for the Commandant of the Marine Corps
commandant of the Marine Corps is the senior advisor and task manager for the commandant of the Marine Corps. Personally selected by the commandant,
Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps
Military_Secretary_to_the_Commandant_of_the_Marine_Corps
Indian police officer
and is the Inspector General of Police of the Karnataka State Police. Roopa has also been posted as Additional Commandant General, Home Guards and ex-officio
D._Roopa
US Marine unit
Battalion was reactivated on July 5, 2000, as part of Marine Corps Commandant General James L. Jones' mission to revitalize Marine Corps reconnaissance
1st_Reconnaissance_Battalion
Royal Marines general (1967–2021)
Merit for his exceptionally meritorious service. Holmes served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 2019 to 2021. Matthew John Holmes was born on 29
Matt Holmes (Royal Marines officer)
Matt_Holmes_(Royal_Marines_officer)
German general and politician (1865–1937)
recommended by its commandant to the General Staff Corps. By 1904, he had rapidly risen in rank to become a member of the Army's Great General Staff, where
Erich_Ludendorff
List of Bangladesh Army generals
7th Colonel Commandant of Corps of Military Police at CMPC&S, Savar Cantonment". 29 December 2025. "Secretary-General appoints Major General Mohammad Asadullah
List of serving generals of the Bangladesh Army
List_of_serving_generals_of_the_Bangladesh_Army
second commandant Colonel commandant - replaced by 1957 with brigadier Brigadier - acting rank, an appointment for colonels. until 1997 Brigadier general -
Royal Navy officer rank insignia
Royal_Navy_officer_rank_insignia
Irish republican (1896–1923)
confinement and ill treatment for the men. Charlie Daly rose to the rank of Commandant General in the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Daly was the O/C the IRA's Second
Charlie_Daly
Military and paramilitary rank
may be a military or police rank. In India, assistant commandant as a rank was envisaged by General J. N. Chaudhuri, who was part of the committee studying
Assistant_commandant
Internal security of Argentina'a armed forces
director is Commandant-General Andrés Severino. The deputy national director: As of 2021, the deputy national director is Commandant-General Javier Alberto
Argentine National Gendarmerie
Argentine_National_Gendarmerie
Royal Marines officer and former Governor of Gibraltar (born 1954)
from Iraqi forces in the early days of the war. As a general officer, he served as Commandant General Royal Marines, the professional head of the Royal Marines
James Dutton (Royal Marines officer)
James_Dutton_(Royal_Marines_officer)
Vice-regal or colonial office
Pondichéry et commandant général des établissements français aux Indes orientales) to administer French India (including Pondichéry). Governors-general of the
Governor-general
National Fascist Party (PNF), between the years of 1923 and 1943. The Commandant-General of the Blackshirts (Italian: Comandante generale della MVSN) was the
List of commanders of the Blackshirts
List_of_commanders_of_the_Blackshirts
Former countries in southern Africa
over all the lands to the north and to the south of the Vaal river. Commandant-General Andries Pretorius led the commandos against the British forces later
Boer_republics
Indonesian politician and former major general
Major General (Ret.) Muchdi Purwopranjono (born 15 April 1949) is an Indonesian politician and former major general who served briefly as Commandant General
Muchdi_Purwopranjono
Second highest-ranking officer in the U.S. Marine Corps
assistant commandant is appointed to a rank equal to the sitting commandant; since 1971, each assistant commandant has been, by statute, a four-star general, making
Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
Assistant_Commandant_of_the_Marine_Corps
Irish politician and republican (1892–1993)
1892 – 5 July 1993) was an Irish republican who held the rank of commandant-general in the Western Command of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and led
Tom_Maguire
President of Mexico in 1839, from 1842 to 1843, in 1846
him commandant general and governor of the department of Mexico, when the Mexican–American War had already begun in April 1846. He was named general and
Nicolás_Bravo
South African civil war
and sent a deputation to Pretoria to negotiate union the next day. Commandant-General Paul Kruger and others in the Transvaal government disliked Pretorius's
Transvaal_Civil_War
Military title
lieutenant general or major general. The post is found in all corps and regiments of the army. The Canadian Armed Forces widely uses colonels commandant as honorary
Colonel_commandant
Republic in South and Central America from 1819 to 1831
previous decade and who now allied themselves with the conservative Commandant General of the Department of Venezuela, José Antonio Páez, against the central
Gran_Colombia
Civil defense organization
as an NGO in 1999 with Captain Abubakar Bakori Umar serving as the commandant general of Vigilante Group of Nigeria serves as a civil defense organization
Vigilante_Group_of_Nigeria
three 'tied' generals, the Commandant General, a major general as his chief of staff, and a major general commando forces." Commandant General Royal Marines
Outline of the British Royal Navy at the end of the Cold War
Outline_of_the_British_Royal_Navy_at_the_end_of_the_Cold_War
U.S. Marine Corps general (born 1964)
Marine Corps lieutenant general who last served as the deputy commandant for combat development and integration and commanding general of the Marine Corps
Karsten_Heckl
Award
The Commandant General's Medal is a military marksmanship medal which was created by the Commandant General of the South African Defence Force in 1962
Commandant_General's_Medal
President of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008
subcontinent", and earned good remarks. He submitted his thesis to Commandant General Antony Walker who regarded Musharraf as one of his finest students
Pervez_Musharraf
National gendarmerie force of Portugal
implemented in early 2009. The GNR is commanded by a general officer, with the title of Commandant-General (Comandante-Geral). The National Republican Guard
National Republican Guard (Portugal)
National_Republican_Guard_(Portugal)
Short stick carried by an official as a symbol of authority
them, reaching a peak from 1956 to 1960 when on 4 January 1960, the Commandant, General David M. Shoup, commented on their use with regard to uniforms and
Swagger_stick
Deputy defense minister of Indonesia (born 1964)
military, such as the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Inspector General of the Armed Forces, and Commandant General of Kopassus, Indonesia's elite
Muhammad_Herindra
British Royal Navy post
Connell to Vice Admiral and Connell's appointment as Second Sea Lord. Commandant General Royal Marines The previous post of Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff
Fleet_Commander
1854–1902 Boer republic in Southern Africa
Retief, one of the ablest of the Voortrekkers, chosen "governor and commandant-general". The emigrants already numbered some 500 men, besides women and children
Orange_Free_State
Italian politician (1884–1959)
was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies. De Vecchi became Commandant-General of the Milizia (see Blackshirts), was one of the quadrumvirs who organised
Cesare_Maria_De_Vecchi
March 1919. In 1918 at the end of WWI he returned to his old job as Commandant General of Legion of Frontiersman, but resigned after becoming disillusioned
Daniel_Patrick_Driscoll
President of Mexico in 1846, in 1859
Salas was designated to replace him. Four years later he was named commandant general of Mexico and was one of the few individuals that remained loyal to
José_Mariano_Salas
August 1900) he was promoted to Assistant Commandant General of the Waterberg and Zoutpansberg Commandos. As a general he joined forces with Jan Smuts and Koos
Christiaan_Frederik_Beyers
Military unit
uniformed youth organization was formed in 1955 by the then Commandant General Royal Marines – General Sir Campbell Hardy. The Royal Marines Cadets of the SCC
Royal_Marines_Cadets
Force protection formation of the Royal Marines
Ian Riches RM, was awarded the DSO in this action. He went on to be Commandant General Royal Marines between 1959 and 1962. In 1961, 43 Commando RM was reformed
43 Commando Fleet Protection Group
43_Commando_Fleet_Protection_Group
General of the Mexican Army
Mexican–American War. He died in Minatitlán, Veracruz, in 1854, while serving as commandant general and political chief of the Tehuantepec territory. It is generally
Martín_Perfecto_de_Cos
Military position in Sweden
activities. The Commandant of Stockholm is deputy to the Commandant General in Stockholm. Since the post was reintroduced in 1936, the Commandant of Stockholm
Commandant_of_Stockholm
Commanding officer of the U.S. Army's Quartermaster Corps
Quartermaster General also serves as commandant of the Quartermaster Center and School at Fort Lee, Virginia. The office of the Quartermaster General was established
Quartermaster General of the United States Army
Quartermaster_General_of_the_United_States_Army
dedicated Royal Marines full general posts currently exist, unless they serve in tri-service positions. The Commandant General Royal Marines, a professional
List of Royal Marines full generals
List_of_Royal_Marines_full_generals
Navy officer. For the Marine Corps, the commandant and the assistant commandant are both four-star generals. For the Space Force, the chief and vice
List of active duty United States four-star officers
List_of_active_duty_United_States_four-star_officers
Bangladeshi Lieutenant General
is a three-star general and incumbent commandant of National Defence College. Prior to this, he served as the quartermaster general of Bangladesh Army
Muhammad_Faizur_Rahman
Former Boer Republic in Southern Africa
semi-independent community, and in 1857 Stephanus Schoeman, their commandant-general, sided against Marthinus Pretorius and Paul Kruger when they invaded
Republic_of_Zoutpansberg
Royal Marines
Warrant Officers and Senior Non Commissioned Officers and upon who the Commandant General can call for advice should he so desire. The Warrant officers so appointed
Corps Regimental Sergeant Major
Corps_Regimental_Sergeant_Major
Military or police rank
Commandant (/ˌkɒmənˈdɑːnt/, /ˌkɒmənˈdænt/, /ˈkʌmədənt/; French: [kɔmɑ̃dɑ̃]) is a military rank used in many - typically Francophone or Hispanophone - countries
Commandant_(rank)
British Air Force officer
Royal Air Force officer. From May 2013 to April 2016, he served as Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment. On 15 August 1985, the then Aircraftman Hall
Andrew_Hall_(RAF_officer)
1961) is a retired Royal Marines officer who served as the Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines. He was born in Lincolnshire in 1961. "Trustees". Royal
Bill_Dunham
Academic department at King's College London
de Bruijn, the Swedish Minister for Defence Pål Jonson and former Commandant General Royal Marines Sir Robert Fry. It also houses research institutes and
Department of War Studies, King's College London
Department_of_War_Studies,_King's_College_London
Senior Royal Air Force officer
career as the Commandant General RAF Regiment and RAF Provost Marshal and Director General Security. Howe also served as the sixteenth Commandant of the Royal
John_Howe_(RAF_officer)
changed to 'Commandant General UDF' in September 1956. The UDF was renamed 'South African Defence Force' in November 1958. The Commandant General's title was
List of South African military chiefs
List_of_South_African_military_chiefs
Royal Marines officer (born 1962)
Major General Martin Linn Smith, CB, MBE, DL (born 30 July 1962) is a former senior Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines
Martin Smith (Royal Marines officer)
Martin_Smith_(Royal_Marines_officer)
2nd President of the South African Republic (1810–1890)
is now on display in the Voortrekker Monument.[citation needed] As Commandant-General, Stephanus Schoeman was involved in a major political conflict with
Stephanus_Schoeman
Military rank of the United States
commandant. U.S. major general rank flags Rank flag of a major general in the United States Army. Flag of a United States Army Chaplain major general
Major_general_(United_States)
Topics referred to by the same term
of Genealogists Commandant-General, a rank in several counties and is generally equivalent to that of Commandant Commanding General, a commanding officer
CG
South African politician (1846–1902)
August 1884, he was appointed Commandant-General and Acting President and when his friend and confidant, Commandant-General Piet Joubert who had been elected
Lucas_Johannes_Meyer
CBE (born 1960) is a senior Royal Air Force officer. He served as Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment from 2010 to 2012, and Commander of the British
Russell_La_Forte
British Royal Marines officer
Major General Francis Hedley Roberton "Buster" Howes, CB, OBE (born 22 March 1960) is a former Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal
Buster_Howes
Mexican politician
September 1853) was a brigadier general and adjutant-general of the Mexican Army, governor of California, commandant-general and inspector of the department
Manuel_Micheltorena
Salmon – Commandant General Royal Marines Stuart Skeates – Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Sir Arthur Sloggett – Director General Army
List of alumni of King's College London
List_of_alumni_of_King's_College_London
American actor, attorney, and businessman (1920–2011)
Strother in North Dallas Forty (1979), and "Carolina Military Institute" commandant General Durrell in The Lords of Discipline (1983). In 1984, Spradlin played
G._D._Spradlin
Retired Royal Marines officer (born 1959)
Major General Andrew Salmon (born 2 July 1959) is a retired Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 2009 to 2010. Salmon
Andy_Salmon
French Foreign Legion officer
Cyrille Youchtchenko is a Brigadier General and Commandant of the French Foreign Legion, appointed in July 2023. He was born in 1967. In 1989 he entered
Cyrille_Youchtchenko
Head of the Indian National Defence Academy
General Enaith Habibullah was the last head of the JSW and the First Commandant of NDA at Pune. Commandant of the Indian Military Academy Commandant of
Commandant of the National Defence Academy
Commandant_of_the_National_Defence_Academy
United States Air Force general (1932–2026)
2026, at the age of 94. "Major General Thomas G. Darling". "Major General Thomas G. Darling '54". "Corps Commandants". Texas Aggie Corps of Cadets Association
Thomas_G._Darling
Retired American general (b. 1959)
Berger (born December 21, 1959) is a retired American general who served as the 38th commandant of the United States Marine Corps from 2019 to 2023. Berger
David_Berger_(general)
General Sir Leslie Chasemore Hollis, KCB, KBE (9 February 1897 – 9 August 1963) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines
Leslie_Hollis
South African general
Varkiesdraai farm near Umtata. He attained the position of Assistant Commandant-General of the Transvaal Burgher Forces and was member for Krugersdorp in
Ben_Viljoen
Highest-ranking officer in the Philippine Marine Corps
The commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps (CMDT-PMC) is the highest-ranking officer in the Philippine Marine Corps. It is a two-star general position
Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps
Commandant_of_the_Philippine_Marine_Corps
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a.
Commanding; imperative; authoritative.
a.
Exercising authority; actually in command; as, a commanding officer.
n.
An officer in the Spartan army commanding fifty men.
a.
Commanding; ascendant; imperial; lordly; majestic.
a.
Fitted to impress or control; as, a commanding look or presence.
adv.
In a commanding manner.
n.
A commander; the commanding officer of a place, or of a body of men; as, the commandant of a navy-yard.
n.
The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.
n.
The writ or percept commanding such seizure or taking.
a.
Commanding; directing.
n.
An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate.
n.
The act of commanding; exercise of authority.
n.
An Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army.
a.
Exalted; overlooking; having superior strategic advantages; as, a commanding position.
a.
Commanding.
n.
The offense of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.
n.
One of the ten laws or precepts given by God to the Israelites at Mount Sinai.
superl.
Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Command
n.
Commandment.