Chief Of The General Staff (Canada)
The Chief of the General Staff was the head of the Canadian Army from 1904 until 1964 when the position was abolished. In 1965, all army units were placed under a new command called Canadian Forces Mobile Command and its head was named the Commander, Mobile Command. In 1968 the Canadian Army was abolished as a separate legal entity with the unification of Canada's military forces. In 1993, the Commander of Mobile Command was renamed Chief of the Land Staff.
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