User:Noclador/sandbox/Structure of the British Armed Forces in 1989

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At the end of the Cold War in 1989 the British Armed Forces structure was as follows:

The Ministry of Defence building at Whitehall, Westminster, London

In 1989 the British Armed Forces had a peacetime strength of 311,600 men and defense expenditures were 4.09% of GDP.[1]

Royal Navy

Main article:
Structure of the Royal Navy in 1989
  • Strength 65,500[2]

British Army

Main article:
Structure of the British Army in 1989

Royal Air Force

Main article:
Structure of the Royal Air Force in 1989

Director Special Forces

Joint Establishments

Joint establishments were tri-service units providing services to all three branches of the British Armed Forces/

Defence Operations Executive

The Defence Operations Executive, led by the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments) and including the Assistant Chiefs of the Naval, General, and Air Staffs, supervised the Joint Operations Centre which in turn passed orders to the forces in Cyprus, Belize, the Falklands, and Hong Kong. These commands consisted of units of all three services and were commanded by one or

2-star rank flag officers.[4]
CBF Cyprus was a rotational post between the Army and RAF, at two-star level; CBF Belize was an Army brigadier; CBF Falklands was a rotational post between all three services at two-star level; and CBF Hong Kong was an Army major general.

British Forces Belize

The Commander

British Forces Belize was a British Army Brigadier
.

British Forces Cyprus

The post of Commander

Major General and Rear admiral
).

British Forces Falkland Islands

The post of Commander

Major General, Rear admiral and Air vice-marshal
).

British Forces Hong Kong

A Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force Aerospatiale Dauphin helicopter leaving its hangar during a Search and Rescue exercise in 1982.

The Commander

Major General.[6][7][8]

The two local auxiliary defence forces were administered by the Hong Kong Government, but when called out would have come under the command of Commander British Forces:

References

  1. ^ "Army cuts: how have UK armed forces personnel numbers changed over time?". The Guardian. September 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-0-333-39153-2
    . Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "World's Air Forces 1989". Flight International: 61–62. 29 November 1989. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. ^ Antony Beevor, Inside the British Army, Corgi Books, 1990, 186-7.
  5. ISBN 9781317454960
    . Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  6. ISBN 978-0-230-27118-0
    . Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  7. ISBN 978-962-201-430-5
    . Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Gurkha Infantry". British Army units from 1945 on. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
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