The Commander Regional Forces (CRF) was a senior British Army officer who had command over the ''Regenerative Divisions'' of the

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i.e. those divisions that are not on full strength and would only be mobilised in a national emergency. The post was held by a

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and was based at

HQ Land Forces United Kingdom Land Forces was a command of the British Army responsible for generating and preparing forces for current and contingency operations. The commander of the forces was known as Commander-in-Chief, United Kingdom Land Forces, who in ...

. The post holder was also Inspector-General of the Territorial Army.

Structure

Regional Forces was established in 2003, under the LANDmark reorganisation. The Commander Regional Forces was responsible for three regenerative Divisions ( 2nd Division, 4th Division and 5th Division), London District, and United Kingdom Support Command (Germany). In December 2009 it was announced that the responsibilities of the Commander Regional Forces (i.e. responsibility for support) would be subsumed within those of the

Adjutant-General to the Forces The Adjutant-General to the Forces, commonly just referred to as the Adjutant-General (AG), was for just over 250 years one of the most senior officers in the British Army. The AG was latterly responsible for developing the Army's personnel polic ...

who henceforth would take responsibility for both personnel and support.

Recent Commanders

Recent Commanders of Regional Forces have been:Army Commands
*2002-2004 Lieutenant General J Kiszely *2004-2007 Lieutenant General J McColl *2007-2009 Lieutenant General N Parker *September 2009 - December 2009 Lieutenant General M Mans See also General Officer Commanding Support Command, renamed Regional Command in 2015.

References

{{reflist Senior appointments of the British Army