Vice Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)

List of post-holders

Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff

• Lieutenant-General Sir John Dill April 1940 – 27 May 1940
• Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Haining 27 May 1940 – 19 May 1941
• Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall 19 May 1941 – 5 December 1941
• Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Nye 5 December 1941 – 1945
• Lieutenant-General Sir Frank Simpson 1946–1948
• Lieutenant-General Sir Gerald Templer 1948–1950
• Lieutenant-General Sir Nevil Brownjohn 1950–1952
• Lieutenant-General Sir Harold Redman 1952–1955
• Lieutenant-General Sir William Oliver 1955–1957
• Lieutenant-General Sir William Stratton 1957–1960
• Lieutenant-General Sir William Pike 1960–1963
• Lieutenant-General Sir Geoffrey Baker 1963–1966

  Vice Chief of the General Staff

• Lieutenant-General Sir Desmond Fitzpatrick 1966–1968
• Lieutenant-General Sir Victor FitzGeorge-Balfour 1968–1970
• Lieutenant-General Sir Cecil Blacker 1970–1973
• Lieutenant-General Sir David Fraser 1973–1975
• Lieutenant-General Sir William Scotter 1975–1978
• Lieutenant-General Sir John Stanier 1978–1980
• Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Morony 1980–1983
• Lieutenant-General Sir James Glover 1983–1985